Recombinant poxvirus-feline infectious peritionitis virus, compositions thereof and methods for making and using them

ABSTRACT

Attenuated recombinant viruses containing DNA encoding FIPV antigen(s) compositions thereof, as well as methods for making and using the compositions, expression products therefrom, and antibodies generated, are disclosed and claimed. The recombinant viruses can be NYVAC or ALVAC recombinant viruses. The compositions and products therefrom and antibodies generated have several preventive, therapeutic and diagnostic uses.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

Reference is made to allowed application Ser. No. 08/105,483, filed Aug. 12, 1993, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/847,951, filed Mar. 6, 1992, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/713,967, filed Jun. 11, 1991, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/666,056, filed Mar. 7, 1991, now allowed application Ser. No. 08/036,217, filed Mar. 24, 1993, and issued Nov. 15, 1994 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,773. Each of the aforementioned and above-referenced applications and patent are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

Reference is made to allowed application Ser. No. 08/105,483, filed Aug. 12, 1993, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/847,951, filed Mar. 6, 1992, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/713,967, filed Jun. 11, 1991, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/666,056, filed Mar. 7, 1991, now allowed application Ser. No. 08/036,217, filed Mar. 24, 1993, and issued Nov. 15, 1994 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,773. Each of the aforementioned and above-referenced applications and patent are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to modified recombinant poxviruses, compositions thereof and to methods of making and using the same; for instance, a vaccinia virus or avipox (e.g. canarypox or fowlpox) virus. For example, the invention relates to modified poxvirus-feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) recombinants, compositions thereof, and methods for making and using the recombinants and compositions. The invention further relates to such recombinants which are attenuated recombinants, especially NYVAC- or ALVAC-FIPV recombinants, compositions thereof and methods for making and using the recombinants and compositions. Thus, the invention relates to a recombinant poxvirus-FIPV, such recombinants which express(es) gene product(s) of FIPV, compositions containing such recombinants and/or gene product(s), and methods for making and using the recombinants or compositions. The gene product can be FIPV N, M, and three versions of S (S1-complete spike; S2-spike minus the signal sequence; and S3-spike C-terminal section) or combinations thereof such as M and N. The recombinants or compositions containing them can induce an immunological response against FIPV infection, when administered to a host. The host is preferably a feline, e.g., a cat or kitten. The response can be protective. Thus, the composition can be immunological, or antigenic, or a vaccine.

The invention additionally relates to the products of expression of the poxvirus which by themselves are useful for eliciting an immune response e.g., raising antibodies or stimulating cell-mediated responses, which antibodies or responses are useful against FIPV infection, or which expression products or antibodies elicited thereby, isolated from a cell culture or from an animal, are useful for preparing a diagnostic kit, test or assay for the detection of FIPV, or of the recombinant virus, or of infected cells, or, of the expression of the antigens or products in other systems. The isolated expression products and antibodies elicited by the recombinant virus are especially useful in kits, tests or assays for detection of antibodies or antigens in a system, host, serum or sample; and the expression products are useful for generation of antibodies.

Several publications are referenced in this application. Full citation to these references is found at the end of the specification immediately preceding the claims or where the publication is mentioned; and each of these publications is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Vaccinia virus and more recently other poxviruses have been used for the insertion and expression of foreign genes. The basic technique of inserting foreign genes into live infectious poxvirus involves recombination between pox DNA sequences flanking a foreign genetic element in a donor plasmid and homologous sequences present in the rescuing poxvirus (Piccini et al., 1987).

Specifically, the recombinant poxviruses are constructed in two steps known in the art which are analogous to the methods for creating synthetic recombinants of poxviruses such as the vaccinia virus and avipox virus described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,769,330, 4,722,848, 4,603,112, 5,110,587, and 5,174,993, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.

First, the DNA gene sequence to be inserted into the virus, particularly an open reading frame from a non-pox source, is placed into an E. coli plasmid construct into which DNA homologous to a section of DNA of the poxvirus has been inserted. Separately, the DNA gene sequence to be inserted is ligated to a promoter. The promoter-gene linkage is positioned in the plasmid construct so that the promoter-gene linkage is flanked on both ends by DNA homologous to a DNA sequence flanking a region of pox DNA containing a nonessential locus. The resulting plasmid construct is then amplified by growth within E. coli bacteria (Clewell, 1972) and isolated (Clewell et al., 1969; Maniatis et al., 1982).

Second, the isolated plasmid containing the DNA gene sequence to be inserted is transfected into a cell culture, e.g. chick embryo fibroblasts, along with the poxvirus. Recombination between homologous pox DNA in the plasmid and the viral genome respectively gives a poxvirus modified by the presence, in a nonessential region of its genome, of foreign DNA sequences. The term "foreign" DNA designates exogenous DNA, particularly DNA from a non-pox source, that codes for gene products not ordinarily produced by the genome into which the exogenous DNA is placed.

Genetic recombination is in general the exchange of homologous sections of DNA between two strands of DNA. In certain viruses RNA may replace DNA. Homologous sections of nucleic acid are sections of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) which have the same sequence of nucleotide bases.

Genetic recombination may take place naturally during the replication or manufacture of new viral genomes within the infected host cell. Thus, genetic recombination between viral genes may occur during the viral replication cycle that takes place in a host cell which is co-infected with two or more different viruses or other genetic constructs. A section of DNA from a first genome is used interchangeably in constructing the section of the genome of a second co-infecting virus in which the DNA is homologous with that of the first viral genome.

However, recombination can also take place between sections of DNA in different genomes that are not perfectly homologous. If one such section is from a first genome homologous with a section of another genome except for the presence within the first section of, for example, a genetic marker or a gene coding for an antigenic determinant inserted into a portion of the homologous DNA, recombination can still take place and the products of that recombination are then detectable by the presence of that genetic marker or gene in the recombinant viral genome. Additional strategies have recently been reported for generating recombinant vaccinia virus.

Successful expression of the inserted DNA genetic sequence by the modified infectious virus requires two conditions. First, the insertion must be into a nonessential region of the virus in order that the modified virus remain viable. The second condition for expression of inserted DNA is the presence of a promoter in the proper relationship to the inserted DNA. The promoter must be placed so that it is located upstream from the DNA sequence to be expressed.

Vaccinia virus has been used successfully to immunize against smallpox, culminating in the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980. In the course of its history, many strains of vaccinia have arisen. These different strains demonstrate varying immunogenicity and are implicated to varying degrees with potential complications, the most serious of which are post-vaccinial encephalitis and generalized vaccinia (Behbehani, 1983).

With the eradication of smallpox, a new role for vaccinia became important, that of a genetically engineered vector for the expression of foreign genes. Genes encoding a vast number of heterologous antigens have been expressed in vaccinia, often resulting in protective immunity against challenge by the corresponding pathogen (reviewed in Tartaglia et al., 1990a, 1990b).

The genetic background of the vaccinia vector has been shown to affect the protective efficacy of the expressed foreign immunogen. For example, expression of Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) gp340 in the Wyeth vaccine strain of vaccinia virus did not protect cottontop tamarins against EBV virus induced lymphoma, while expression of the same gene in the WR laboratory strain of vaccinia virus was protective (Morgan et al., 1988).

A fine balance between the efficacy and the safety of a vaccinia virus-based recombinant vaccine candidate is extremely important. The recombinant virus must present the immunogen(s) in a manner that elicits a protective immune response in the vaccinated animal but lacks any significant pathogenic properties. Therefore attenuation of the vector strain would be a highly desirable advance over the current state of technology.

A number of vaccinia genes have been identified which are non-essential for growth of the virus in tissue culture and whose deletion or inactivation reduces virulence in a variety of animal systems.

The gene encoding the vaccinia virus thymidine kinase (TK) has been mapped (Hruby et al., 1982) and sequenced (Hruby et al., 1983; Weir et al., 1983). Inactivation or complete deletion of the thymidine kinase gene does not prevent growth of vaccinia virus in a wide variety of cells in tissue culture. TK⁻ vaccinia virus is also capable of replication in vivo at the site of inoculation in a variety of hosts and administered by a variety of routes.

It has been shown for herpes simplex virus type 2 that intravaginal inoculation of guinea pigs with TK⁻ virus resulted in significantly lower virus titers in the spinal cord than did inoculation with TK⁺ virus (Stanberry et al., 1985). It has been demonstrated that herpesvirus encoded TK activity in vitro was not important for virus growth in actively metabolizing cells, but was required for virus growth in quiescent cells (Jamieson et al., 1974).

Attenuation of TK⁻ vaccinia has been shown in mice inoculated by the intracerebral and intraperitoneal routes (Buller et al., 1985). Attenuation was observed both for the WR neurovirulent laboratory strain and for the Wyeth vaccine strain. In mice inoculated by the intradermal route, TK⁻ recombinant vaccinia generated equivalent anti-vaccinia neutralizing antibodies as compared with the parental TK⁺ vaccinia virus, indicating that in this test system the loss of TK function does not significantly decrease immunogenicity of the vaccinia virus vector. Following intranasal inoculation of mice with TK⁻ and TK⁺ recombinant vaccinia virus (WR strain), significantly less dissemination of virus to other locations, including the brain, has been found (Taylor et al., 1991a).

Another enzyme involved with nucleotide metabolism is ribonucleotide reductase. Loss of virally encoded ribonucleotide reductase activity in herpes simplex virus (HSV) by deletion of the gene encoding the large subunit was shown to have no effect on viral growth and DNA synthesis in dividing cells in vitro, but severely compromised the ability of the virus to grow on serum starved cells (Goldstein et al., 1988). Using a mouse model for acute HSV infection of the eye and reactivatable latent infection in the trigeminal ganglia, reduced virulence was demonstrated for HSV deleted of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, compared to the virulence exhibited by wild type HSV (Jacobson et al., 1989).

Both the small (Slabaugh et al., 1988) and large (Schmidtt et al., 1988) subunits of ribonucleotide reductase have been identified in vaccinia virus. Insertional inactivation of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase in the WR strain of vaccinia virus leads to attenuation of the virus as measured by intracranial inoculation of mice (Child et al., 1990).

The vaccinia virus hemagglutinin gene (HA) has been mapped and sequenced (Shida, 1986). The HA gene of vaccinia virus is nonessential for growth in tissue culture (Ichihashi et al., 1971). Inactivation of the HA gene of vaccinia virus results in reduced neurovirulence in rabbits inoculated by the intracranial route and smaller lesions in rabbits at the site of intradermal inoculation (Shida et al., 1988). The HA locus was used for the insertion of foreign genes in the WR strain (Shida et al., 1987), derivatives of the Lister strain (Shida et al., 1988) and the Copenhagen strain (Guo et al., 1989) of vaccinia virus. Recombinant HA⁻ vaccinia virus expressing foreign genes have been shown to be immunogenic (Guo et al., 1989; Itamura et al., 1990; Shida et al., 1988; Shida et al., 1987) and protective against challenge by the relevant pathogen (Guo et al., 1989; Shida et al., 1987).

Cowpox virus (Brighton red strain) produces red (hemorrhagic) pocks on the chorioallantoic membrane of chicken eggs. Spontaneous deletions within the cowpox genome generate mutants which produce white pocks (Pickup et al., 1984). The hemorrhagic function (u) maps to a 38 kDa protein encoded by an early gene (Pickup et al., 1986). This gene, which has homology to serine protease inhibitors, has been shown to inhibit the host inflammatory response to cowpox virus (Palumbo et al., 1989) and is an inhibitor of blood coagulation.

The u gene is present in WR strain of vaccinia virus (Kotwal et al., 1989b). Mice inoculated with a WR vaccinia virus recombinant in which the u region has been inactivated by insertion of a foreign gene produce higher antibody levels to the foreign gene product compared to mice inoculated with a similar recombinant vaccinia virus in which the u gene is intact (Zhou et al., 1990). The u region is present in a defective nonfunctional form in Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus (open reading frames B13 and B14 by the terminology reported in Goebel et al., 1990a,b).

Cowpox virus is localized in infected cells in cytoplasmic A type inclusion bodies (ATI) (Kato et al., 1959). The function of ATI is thought to be the protection of cowpox virus virions during dissemination from animal to animal (Bergoin et al., 1971). The ATI region of the cowpox genome encodes a 160 kDa protein which forms the matrix of the ATI bodies (Funahashi et al., 1988; Patel et al., 1987). Vaccinia virus, though containing a homologous region in its genome, generally does not produce ATI. In WR strain of vaccinia, the ATI region of the genome is translated as a 94 kDa protein (Patel et al., 1988). In Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus, most of the DNA sequences corresponding to the ATI region are deleted, with the remaining 3' end of the region fused with sequences upstream from the ATI region to form open reading frame (ORF) A26L (Goebel et al., 1990a,b).

A variety of spontaneous (Altenburger et al., 1989; Drillien et al., 1981; Lai et al., 1989; Moss et al., 1981; Paez et al., 1985; Panicali et al., 1981) and engineered (Perkus et al., 1991; Perkus et al., 1989; Perkus et al., 1986) deletions have been reported near the left end of the vaccinia virus genome. A WR strain of vaccinia virus with a 10 kb spontaneous deletion (Moss et al., 1981; Panicali et al., 1981) was shown to be attenuated by intracranial inoculation in mice (Buller et al., 1985). This deletion was later shown to include 17 potential ORFs (Kotwal et al., 1988b). Specific genes within the deleted region include the virokine N1L and a 35 kDa protein (C3L, by the terminology reported in Goebel et al., 1990a,b). Insertional inactivation of N1L reduces virulence by intracranial inoculation for both normal and nude mice (Kotwal et al., 1989a). The 35 kDa protein is secreted like N1L into the medium of vaccinia virus infected cells. The protein contains homology to the family of complement control proteins, particularly the complement 4B binding protein (C4bp) (Kotwal et al., 1988a). Like the cellular C4bp, the vaccinia 35 kDa protein binds the fourth component of complement and inhibits the classical complement cascade (Kotwal et al., 1990). Thus the vaccinia 35 kDa protein appears to be involved in aiding the virus in evading host defense mechanisms.

The left end of the vaccinia genome includes two genes which have been identified as host range genes, K1L (Gillard et al., 1986) and C7L (Perkus et al., 1990). Deletion of both of these genes reduces the ability of vaccinia virus to grow on a variety of human cell lines (Perkus et al., 1990).

Two additional vaccine vector systems involve the use of naturally host-restricted poxviruses, avipox viruses. Both fowlpoxvirus (FPV) and canarypoxvirus (CPV) have been engineered to express foreign gene products. Fowlpox virus (FPV) is the prototypic virus of the Avipox genus of the Poxvirus family. The virus causes an economically important disease of poultry which has been well controlled since the 1920's by the use of live attenuated vaccines. Replication of the avipox viruses is limited to avian species (Matthews, 1982) and there are no reports in the literature of avipoxvirus causing a productive infection in any non-avian species including man. This host restriction provides an inherent safety barrier to transmission of the virus to other species and makes use of avipoxvirus based vaccine vectors in veterinary and human applications an attractive proposition.

FPV has been used advantageously as a vector expressing antigens from poultry pathogens. The hemagglutinin protein of a virulent avian influenza virus was expressed in an FPV recombinant (Taylor et al., 1988a). After inoculation of the recombinant into chickens and turkeys, an immune response was induced which was protective against either a homologous or a heterologous virulent influenza virus challenge (Taylor et al., 1988a). FPV recombinants expressing the surface glycoproteins of Newcastle Disease Virus have also been developed (Taylor et al., 1990; Edbauer et al., 1990).

Despite the host-restriction for replication of FPV and CPV to avian systems, recombinants derived from these viruses were found to express extrinsic proteins in cells of nonavian origin. Further, such recombinant viruses were shown to elicit immunological responses directed towards the foreign gene product and where appropriate were shown to afford protection from challenge against the corresponding pathogen (Tartaglia et al., 1993a,b; Taylor et al., 1992; 1991b; 1988b).

Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) produces a chronic, progressive, immunologically-mediated disease in felines such as domestic and exotic cats. The route of FIPV infection is thought to occur primarily through the oral cavity and pharynx. Clinically apparent FIP occurs after the virus crosses the mucosal barrier and a primary viremia takes FIPV to its many target organs (liver, spleen, intestine and lungs). Two forms of the disease have been described as effusive (wet) and non-effusive (dry). The effusive form results in the classic fluid accumulation seen in infected cats which is caused by an Arthus-type vasculitis in the target organs mediated by complement activation and an intense inflammatory response. The non-effusive form is characterized by little or no ascitic fluid accumulation but internal organs may be infiltrated with granular fibrinous deposits. Thus, antibodies formed in response to FIPV infection (primarily to the spike protein) tend to enhance the pathogenesis of the disease and are obviously unwanted in a vaccine or immunological composition (Olsen and Scott, 1991). (However, expression of such proteins by a recombinant and the recombinants themselves are useful if one desires antigens or antibodies therefrom for a kit, test or assay or the like).

FIPV is a member of the Coronaviridae family. Coronaviruses are large, positive stranded RNA viruses with genomic lengths of 27-30 kb. The virion is enveloped and is studded with peplomeric structures called spikes. The left half of the FIPV genome encodes a large polyprotein which is cleaved into smaller fragments, some of which are involved in RNA replication. The right half of the FIPV genome encodes 3 major structural proteins designated nucleocapsid (N), matrix (M) and spike (S). The FIPV S gene product mediates attachment of the virus to the cell receptor, triggers membrane fusion, and elicits virus-neutralizing antibodies. The N protein is necessary for encapsidating genomic RNA and directing its incorporation into the capsid, and is thought to be involved in RNA replication. The FIPV M glycoprotein appears to be important for FIP viral maturation and for the determination of the site at which virus particles are assembled (Spann et al., 1988).

Because of the antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) of FIP in cats, attempts to produce a safe and efficacious vaccine or immunological composition against FIPV have been largely unsuccessful. Inactivated FIPV vaccines and heterologous live coronavirus vaccines did not afford any protection against FIPV infection and vaccination usually resulted in increased sensitization to the disease. A modified live virus vaccine, Primucell, is the first and only commercially marketed FIPV vaccine. Primucell is a temperature sensitive strain of FIPV that can replicate at the cooler temperatures of the nasal cavity, but not at systemic body temperatures (Gerber et al., 1990). Thus, intranasally administered Primucell is thought to produce a localized immunity to FIPV. However, serious questions remain concerning the efficacy and enhancement potential of this vaccine (Olsen and Scott, 1991).

Vaccinia virus has been used as a vector for generating recombinant viruses expressing FIPV structural genes. A recombinant expressing the FIP M gene was shown to increase the survival time of cats after challenge with FIPV (Vennema et al., 1990).

Vennema, et al. (1991) relates to primary structure of the membrane and nucleocapsid protein genes of feline infectious peritonitis virus and to certain recombinant vaccinia viruses thereof introduced into kittens. The Vennema et al. FIPV matrix gene was cloned from a pathogenic strain (79-1146) and its sequence appears identical to the matrix gene (discussed herein). The Vennema et al. recombinant, vFM, contains the coding region of matrix coupled to the vaccinia 7.5K early/late promoter inserted at the thymidine kinase (tk) locus. Note that the promotor was not linked precisely to the matrix ATG initiation codon, but rather to a position 48 bp upstream from the ATC. Also, a vaccinia T5NT early transcriptional termination signal (Yuen et al., 1987) located in the coding region of the matrix gene was not removed.

Moreover, the vaccinia strain in Vennema et al. is the WR strain (Vennema et al. at page 328, left column, first 2 lines; see also, the donor plasmids and control viruses as mentioned on the same page in the section "Construction of Recombinant Vaccinia Viruses expressing the FIPV M and N proteins" beginning at mid-left column clearly indicate via literature citations that the WR strain is used). The choice of strain is important because the WR strain is a laboratory virus--not a vaccine strain--and the virulence characteristics of the WR strain do not make it a presently acceptable vector for a recombinant that may contact humans, let alone a recombinant in a composition such as a vaccine or antigenic or immunological composition targeted to felines, such as kittens, or other animals in contact with humans, especially young children or immunosuppressed individuals, due to recent concerns of contact transmission (such "other animals" could be laboratory cell cultures or animals for antigen expression or for antibody production for making kits, tests or assays).

Thus, the Vennema, et al. articles fail to teach or suggest the recombinants, compositions and methods of the present invention.

More particularly, recombinants in the present invention preferably employ NYVAC or vectors (NYVAC and ALVAC are highly attenuated vectors having a BSL1 containment level).

Further, in constructs of the present invention, preferably the coding region is coupled to the promotor in a precise coupling to the ATG codon with no intervening sequence. (Any T5NT sequence can be inactivated by a base substitution which does not change the amino acid sequence but will prevent early transcriptional termination in a poxvirus vector). In addition, multiple, e.g., two, copies of the coding region directly coupled to the promotor can be present in each recombinant viral genome in the present invention.

The Vennema et al. efficacy study used SPF kittens (13-14 weeks old) which were vaccinated subcutaneously at day 0 and day 21 with 1×10⁸ and 5×10⁸ pfu respectively. On day 35 the cats were challenged orally with FIP strain 79-1146.

The herein protocol was similar, with the major difference being a lower vaccination dose (1×10⁷). The Vennema protection results were based on mortality with 3 of 8 cats vaccinated with vFM surviving (37.5%). Vennema et al. deemed their challenge sufficient in that 7 of 8 unvaccinated cats succumbed to the challenge exposure and died. Upon necropsy, all challenged cats, in Vennema et al. including the three surviving vFM vaccinated cats, had pathological signs of FIP infection including peritoneal effusions and granulomatous lesions on the viscera.

By contrast, the trials herein were more stringent. Herein applicants scored protection as surviving and being free from FIP pathology upon necropsy. Using this criteria, Applicants had 3 out of 5 cats vaccinated with vCP262 protected (60%) with 0% of the unvaccinated cats protected.

If the Vennema et al. results were scored using Applicants' criteria, Vennema would have had no protection; and ergo no recombinant suitable for vaccine use. In addition, the Vennema et al. observed fever and weight loss in all challenged cats. In Applicants' trials, (see trial 3 in particular) Applicants' observed even no weight loss and a lower febrile response after challenge.

Thus, the recombinants of the present invention employ an acceptable vector for all uses and a surprisingly higher protection level at a lower dose than the Vennema et al. vaccinia recombinant.

Recent studies using monoclonal antibodies directed against the S gene (Olsen et al., 1992) have shown also that mABs which neutralize the virus also cause ADE. No enhancement is observed with mABs against matix or nucleocapsid proteins.

Thus, prior to the present invention, there has been a need for poxvirus-FIPV recombinants, especially such recombinants using an acceptable vector and such recombinants having expression at low doses which indeed affords protection; and, there has been a need for compositions containing such recombinants, as well as a need for methods for making and using them. And, moreover, it would be especially surprising and unexpected if this poxvirus-FIPV recombinant was modified so as to be attenuated, e.g., an attenuated vaccinia virus-FIPV recombinant or an attenuated avipox-FIPV recombinant, such as a NYVAC-FIPV or ALVAC-FIPV recombinant; because, for instance, from attenuation and, diminished or lack of productive replication of the poxvirus in the host, one skilled in the art would have not expected and would be surprised by the usefulness of the attenuated recombinant, especially in a composition for felines and other hosts, and more especially in such a composition which provides a response including protection in felines.

Attenuated poxvirus vectors would also be especially advantageous for antigenic or vaccine compositions, particularly in view of attenuated vectors providing diminished or little or no pathogenic properties with regard to the intended host or, to unintended, possibly accidental hosts, such as those who work with the vector in formulating or administering the vector or antigen, or who may otherwise come into contact with it. That is, attenuated poxvirus vectors provide diminished or little or no pathogenic properties to intended hosts such as cats, kittens and the like and to unintended, possibly accidental hosts, such as humans engaged in formulating the vector into a composition for administration or in administering the composition (e.g., veterinarians, technicians, other workers) or, who may otherwise come into contact with the vector (e.g., pet owners).

It can thus be appreciated that provision of a FIPV recombinant poxvirus, and of compositions and products therefrom, particularly NYVAC or ALVAC based FIPV recombinants and compositions and products therefrom, would be a highly desirable advance over the current state of technology.

OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide modified recombinant viruses, which viruses have enhanced safety, and to provide a method of making such recombinant viruses.

Additional objects of this invention include: to provide a recombinant poxvirus-FIPV, compositions containing the recombinant, antigen(s) from the recombinant or from the composition, methods for making the recombinant and composition, methods of using the compositions or the recombinant, e.g., in vivo and in vitro uses for expression by administering or infecting. Preferably the poxvirus-FIPV recombinant composition is an antigenic, or vaccine or immunological composition (i.e., a composition containing a recombinant which expresses antigen, or the product from expression of the antigen).

It is a further object of this invention to provide a modified vector for expressing a gene product in a host, wherein the vector is modified so that it has attenuated virulence in the host.

It is another object of this invention to provide a method for expressing a gene product in a cell cultured in vitro using a modified recombinant virus or modified vector having an increased level of safety and to provide the use of such product in compositions.

In one aspect, the present invention relates to a modified recombinant virus having inactivated virus-encoded genetic functions so that the recombinant virus has attenuated virulence and enhanced safety. The functions can be non-essential, or associated with virulence. The virus is advantageously a poxvirus, particularly a vaccinia virus or an avipox virus, such as fowlpox virus and canarypox virus. The modified recombinant virus can include, within a non-essential region of the virus genome, a heterologous DNA sequence which encodes an antigen or epitope derived from FIPV.

In another aspect, the present invention relates to an antigenic, immunological or vaccine composition or a therapeutic composition for inducing an antigenic or immunological or protective response in a host animal inoculated with the composition, said composition including a carrier and a modified recombinant virus having inactivated nonessential virus-encoded genetic functions so that the recombinant virus has attenuated virulence and enhanced safety. The virus used in the composition according to the present invention is advantageously a poxvirus, particularly a vaccinia virus or an avipox virus, such as fowlpox virus and canarypox virus. The modified recombinant virus can include, within a non-essential region of the virus genome, a heterologous DNA sequence which encodes an antigenic protein, e.g., derived from FIPV. The composition can contain a recombinant poxvirus which contains coding for and expresses FIPV antigen(s) or the isolated antigen(s).

In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to methods employing the aforementioned recombinant or composition; for instance, for obtaining an in vivo response to FIPV antigen(s). The method can comprise administering the recombinant or composition either to felines or other hosts, e.g., laboratory animals such as rodents such as rats, mice, gerbils or the like for antibody production for kits, assays and the like.

In a further aspect, the present invention relates to a method for expressing a gene product in a cell in vitro by introducing into the cell a modified recombinant virus having attenuated virulence and enhanced safety. The modified recombinant virus can include, within a nonessential region of the virus genome, a heterologous DNA sequence which encodes an antigenic protein, e.g. derived from FIPV virus. The product can then be administered to individuals, e.g., felines or mice to stimulate an immune response. The antibodies raised can be useful in individuals for the prevention or treatment of FIPV or and, the antibodies from individuals or animals or the isolated in vitro expression products can be used in diagnostic kits, assays or tests to determine the presence or absence in a sample such as sera of rabies or other maladies or antigens therefrom or antibodies thereto (and therefore the absence or presence of the virus or of the products, or of an immune response to the virus or antigens).

In a still further aspect, the present invention relates to a modified recombinant virus and compositions containing such. The virus can have nonessential virus-encoded genetic functions inactivated therein so that the virus has attenuated virulence, and the modified recombinant virus further contains DNA from a heterologous source in a nonessential region of the virus genome. The DNA can code for FIPV antigen(s). In particular, the genetic functions are inactivated by deleting an open reading frame encoding a virulence factor or by utilizing naturally host restricted viruses. The virus used according to the present invention is advantageously a poxvirus, particularly a vaccinia virus or an avipox virus, such as fowlpox virus and canarypox virus. Advantageously, the open reading frame is selected from the group consisting of J2R, B13R+B14R, A26L, A56R, C7L-K1L, and I4L (by the terminology reported in Goebel et al., 1990a,b); and, the combination thereof. In this respect, the open reading frame comprises genomic regions which comprise a thymidine kinase gene, a hemorrhagic region, an A type inclusion body region, a hemagglutinin gene, a host range gene region or a large subunit, ribonucleotide reductase; or, the combination thereof. A suitable modified Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus is identified as NYVAC (Tartaglia et al., 1992), or a vaccinia virus from which has been deleted J2R, B13R+B14R, A26L, A56R, C7L-K1l and I4L or a thymidine kinase gene, a hemorrhagic region, an A type inclusion body region, a hemagglutinin gene, a host range region, and a large subunit, ribonucleotide reductase (See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,773). Alternatively, a suitable poxvirus is an ALVAC or, a canarypox virus (Rentschler vaccine strain) which was attenuated, for instance, through more than 200 serial passages on chick embryo fibroblasts, a master seed therefrom was subjected to four successive plaque purifications under agar from which a plaque clone was amplified through five additional passages.

The invention in yet a further aspect relates to the product of expression of the inventive poxvirus-FIPV recombinant and uses therefor, such as to form antigenic, immunological or vaccine compositions, for administration to a host, e.g., animals, such as felines, or for administration for protection or response or for treatment, prevention, diagnosis or testing, and, to methods employing such compositions. The FIPV antigen(s), or the DNA encoding FIPV antigen(s) can code for M, N, and the three versions of S; S1, S2, S3, or combinations thereof, e.g., M+N.

The present invention (recombinants, compositions and methods and uses) finds a basis in the discoveries that NYVAC and ALVAC recombinants, particularly NYVAC- and ALVAC-FIPV recombinants, surprisingly have expression despite attenuation, and expression which can confer a truly protective response in a susceptible host.

These and other embodiments are disclosed or are obvious from and encompassed by the follow detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following detailed description, given by way of example, but not intended to limit the invention solely to the specific embodiments described, may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows the DNA sequence of FIPV matrix gene open reading frame (strain 79-1146);

FIG. 2 (comprised of FIGS. 2A and 2B) shows the DNA sequence of the FIPV matrix gene donor plasmid (The modified matrix gene coding region is initiated at 2408 and terminates at 1620; the entomopox 42K promoter starts at 2474; the C5 left arm is from 1 to 1549 and the C5 right arm is from 2580 to 2989);

FIG. 3 shows the DNA sequence of FIPV nucleocapsid gene open reading frame (strain 79-1146);

FIG. 4 (comprised of FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C) shows the DNA sequence of the FIPV nucleocapsid gene donor plasmid (the nucleocapsid gene coding region initiates at 2101 and terminates at 968; the vaccinia I3L promoter starts at 2160; the C3 left arm is from 1 to 939 and the C3 right arm is from 2285 to 4857);

FIG. 5 (comprised of FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C) shows the DNA sequence of FIPV spike gene open reading frame (strain 79-1146);

FIG. 6 (comprised of FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D) shows the DNA sequence of the FIPV spike gene donor plasmid (the modified spike gene coding region is initiated at 591 and terminates at 4976; the vaccinia H6 promoter starts at 471; the C6 left arm is from 1 to 387 and the C6 right arm is from 4983 to 6144);

FIG. 7 (comprised of FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D) shows the DNA sequence of the FIPV spike gene minus signal sequence donor plasmid (the modified spike gene coding region is initiated at 591 and terminates at 4922; the vaccinia H6 promoter starts at 471; the C6 left arm is from 1 to 387 and the C6 right arm is from 4929 to 6090);

FIG. 8 (comprised of FIGS. 8A and 8B) shows the DNA sequence of the FIPV spike gene C-terminal fragment donor plasmid (the modified spike gene coding region initiates at 591 and terminates at 2369; the vaccinia H6 promoter starts at 471; the C6 left arm is from 1 to 387 and the C6 right arm is from 2376 to 3537);

FIG. 9 (comprised of FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D) shows the DNA sequence of a 7351 bp fragment of canarypox DNA containing the C3 open reading frame (the C3 ORF is initiated at position 1458 and terminates at position 2897);

FIG. 10 (comprised of FIGS. 10A and 10B) shows the DNA sequence of a 3208 bp fragment of canarypox DNA containing the C5 open reading frame (the C5 ORF is initiated at position 1537 and terminates at position 1857); and,

FIG. 11 (comprised of FIGS. 11A and 11B) shows the DNA sequence of a 3706 bp fragment of canarypox DNA containing the C6 open reading frame (the C6 ORF is initiated at position 377 and terminates at position 2254).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To develop a new vaccinia vaccine strain, NYVAC (vP866), the Copenhagen vaccine strain of vaccinia virus was modified by the deletion of six nonessential regions of the genome encoding known or potential virulence factors. The sequential deletions are detailed below (See U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,773). All designations of vaccinia restriction fragments, open reading frames and nucleotide positions are based on the terminology reported in Goebel et al., 1990a,b.

The deletion loci were also engineered as recipient loci for the insertion of foreign genes.

The regions deleted in NYVAC are listed below. Also listed are the abbreviations and open reading frame designations for the deleted regions (Goebel et al., 1990a,b) and the designation of the vaccinia recombinant (vP) containing all deletions through the deletion specified:

(1) thymidine kinase gene (TK; J2R) vP410;

(2) hemorrhagic region (u; B13R+B14R) vP553;

(3) A type inclusion body region (ATI; A26L) vP618;

(4) hemagglutinin gene (HA; A56R) vP723;

(5) host range gene region (C7L-K1L) vP804; and

(6) large subunit, ribonucleotide reductase (I4L) vP866 (NYVAC).

NYVAC is a genetically engineered vaccinia virus strain that was generated by the specific deletion of eighteen open reading frames encoding gene products associated with virulence and host range. NYVAC is highly attenuated by a number of criteria including i) decreased virulence after intracerebral inoculation in newborn mice, ii) inocuity in genetically (nu⁺ /nu⁺) or chemically (cyclophosphamide) immunocompromised mice, iii) failure to cause disseminated infection in immunocompromised mice, iv) lack of significant induration and ulceration on rabbit skin, v) rapid clearance from the site of inoculation, and vi) greatly reduced replication competency on a number of tissue culture cell lines including those of human origin. Nevertheless, NYVAC based vectors induce excellent responses to extrinsic immunogens and provided protective immunity.

TROVAC refers to an attenuated fowlpox that was a plaque-cloned isolate derived from the FP-1 vaccine strain of fowlpoxvirus which is licensed for vaccination of chicks. ALVAC is an attenuated canarypox virus-based vector that was a plaque-cloned derivative of the licensed canarypox vaccine, Kanapox (Tartaglia et al., 1992). ALVAC has some general properties which are the same as some general properties of Kanapox. ALVAC-based recombinant viruses expressing extrinsic immunogens have also been demonstrated efficacious as vaccine vectors (Tartaglia et al., 1993a,b). This avipox vector is restricted to avian species for productive replication. On human cell cultures, canarypox virus replication is aborted early in the viral replication cycle prior to viral DNA synthesis. Nevertheless, when engineered to express extrinsic immunogens, authentic expression and processing is observed in vitro in mammalian cells and inoculation into numerous mammalian species induces antibody and cellular immune responses to the extrinsic immunogen and provides protection against challenge with the cognate pathogen (Taylor et al., 1992; Taylor et al., 1991b). Recent Phase I clinical trials in both Europe and the United States of a canarypox/rabies glycoprotein recombinant (ALVAC-RG) demonstrated that the experimental vaccine was well tolerated and induced protective levels of rabiesvirus neutralizing antibody titers (Cadoz et al., 1992; Fries et al., 1992). Additionally, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from the ALVAC-RG vaccinates demonstrated significant levels of lymphocyte proliferation when stimulated with purified FIPV (Fries et al., 1992).

NYVAC, ALVAC and TROVAC have also been recognized as unique among all poxviruses in that the National Institutes of Health ("NIH")(U.S. Public Health Service), Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, which issues guidelines for the physical containment of genetic material such as viruses and vectors, i.e., guidelines for safety procedures for the use of such viruses and vectors which are based upon the pathogenicity of the particular virus or vector, granted a reduction in physical containment level: from BSL2 to BSL1. No other poxvirus has a BSL1 physical containment level. Even the Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus--the common smallpox vaccine--has a higher physical containment level; namely, BSL2. Accordingly, the art has recognized that NYVAC, ALVAC and TROVAC have a lower pathogenicity than any other poxvirus.

Clearly based on the attenuation profiles of the NYVAC, ALVAC, and TROVAC vectors and their demonstrated ability to elicit both humoral and cellular immunological responses to extrinsic immunogens (Tartaglia et al., 1993a,b; Taylor et al., 1992; Konishi et al., 1992) such recombinant viruses offer a distinct advantage over previously described vaccinia-based recombinant viruses.

The invention provides poxvirus-FIPV recombinants, preferably NYVAC- and ALVAC-FIPV recombinants which contain exogenous DNA coding for any or all of FIPV, M, N, and the three versions of S; S1, S2, S3, or combinations thereof, e.g., M+N.

The administration procedure for recombinant poxvirus-FIPV or expression product thereof, compositions of the invention such as immunological, antigenic or vaccine compositions or therapeutic compositions, can be via a parenteral route (intradermal, intramuscular or subcutaneous). Such an administration enables a systemic immune response, or humoral or cell-mediated responses.

More generally, the inventive poxvirus-FIPV recombinants, antigenic, immunological or vaccine poxvirus-FIPV compositions or therapeutic compositions can be prepared in accordance with standard techniques well known to those skilled in the pharmaceutical or veterinary art. Such compositions can be administered in dosages and by techniques well known to those skilled in the medical or veterinary arts taking into consideration such factors as the age, sex, weight, species and condition of the particular patient, and the route of administration. The compositions can be administered alone, or can be co-administered or sequentially administered with compositions, e.g., with "other" immunological, antigenic or vaccine or therapeutic compositions thereby providing multivalent or "cocktail" or combination compositions of the invention and methods employing them. Again, the ingredients and manner (sequential or co-administration) of administration, as well as dosages can be determined taking into consideration such factors as the age, sex, weight, species and condition of the particular patient, and, the route of administration. In this regard, reference is made to U.S. Ser. No. 08/486,969, filed Jun. 7, 1995, incorporated herein by reference, and directed to rabies compositions and combination compositions and uses thereof.

Examples of compositions of the invention include liquid preparations for orifice, e.g., oral, nasal, anal, vaginal, peroral, intragastric, etc., administration such as suspensions, syrups or elixirs; and, preparations for parenteral, subcutaneous, intradermal, intramuscular or intravenous administration (e.g., injectable administration) such as sterile suspensions or emulsions. In such compositions the recombinant poxvirus or antigens may be in admixture with a suitable carrier, diluent, or excipient such as sterile water, physiological saline, glucose or the like. The compositions can also be lyophilized. The compositions can contain auxiliary substances such as wetting or emulsifying agents, pH buffering agents, adjuvants, gelling or viscosity enhancing additives, preservatives, flavoring agents, colors, and the like, depending upon the route of administration and the preparation desired. Standard texts, such as "REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE", 17th edition, 1985, incorporated herein by reference, may be consulted to prepare suitable preparations, without undue experimentation. Suitable dosages can also be based upon the examples below.

Further, the products of expression of the inventive recombinant poxviruses and compositions comprising them can be used directly to stimulate an immune response in individuals or in animals. Thus, the expression products can be used in compositions of the invention instead or in addition to the inventive recombinant poxvirus in the aforementioned compositions.

Additionally, the inventive recombinant poxvirus and the expression products therefrom and compositions of the invention stimulate an immune or antibody response in animals; and therefore, those products are antigens. From those antibodies or antigens, by techniques well-known in the art, monoclonal antibodies can be prepared and, those monoclonal antibodies or the antigens, can be employed in well known antibody binding assays, diagnostic kits or tests to determine the presence or absence of particular FIPV antigen(s); and therefore, the presence or absence of the virus or of the antigen(s) or to determine whether an immune response to the virus or antigen(s) has simply been stimulated. Those monoclonal antibodies or the antigens can also be employed in immunoadsorption chromatography to recover or isolate FIPV antigen(s) or expression products of the inventive recombinant poxvirus or compositions of the invention.

Methods for producing monoclonal antibodies and for uses of monoclonal antibodies, and, of uses and methods for FIPV antigens--the expression products of the inventive poxvirus and compositions--are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. They can be used in diagnostic methods, kits, tests or assays, as well as to recover materials by immunoadsorption chromatography or by immunoprecipitation.

Monoclonal antibodies are immunoglobulins produced by hybridoma cells. A monoclonal antibody reacts with a single antigenic determinant and provides greater specificity than a conventional, serum-derived antibody. Furthermore, screening a large number of monoclonal antibodies makes it possible to select an individual antibody with desired specificity, avidity and isotype. Hybridoma cell lines provide a constant, inexpensive source of chemically identical antibodies and preparations of such antibodies can be easily standardized. Methods for producing monoclonal antibodies are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, e.g., Koprowski, H. et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,196,265, issued Apr. 1, 1989, incorporated herein by reference.

Uses of monoclonal antibodies are known. One such use is in diagnostic methods, e.g., David, G. and Greene, H. U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110, issued Mar. 8, 1983; incorporated herein by reference. Monoclonal antibodies have also been used to recover materials by immunoadsorption chromatography, e.g., Milstein, C. 1980, Scientific American 243:66, 70, incorporated herein by reference.

Accordingly, the inventive recombinant poxvirus and compositions have several herein stated utilities. Other utilities also exist for embodiments of the invention.

A better understanding of the present invention and of its many advantages will be had from the following examples, given by way of illustration.

EXAMPLES

DNA Cloning and Synthesis. Plasmids were constructed, screened and grown by standard procedures (Maniatis et al., 1982; Perkus et al., 1985; Piccini et al., 1987). Restriction endonucleases were obtained from Bethesda Research Laboratories, Gaithersburg, Md., New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.; and Boehringer Mannheim Biochemicals, Indianapolis, Ind. Klenow fragment of E. coli polymerase was obtained from Boehringer Mannheim Biochemicals. BAL-31 exonuclease and phage T4 DNA ligase were obtained from New England Biolabs. The reagents were used as specified by the various suppliers.

Synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides were prepared on a Biosearch 8750 or Applied Biosystems 380B DNA synthesizer as previously described (Perkus et al., 1989). DNA sequencing was performed by the dideoxy-chain termination method (Sanger et al., 1977) using Sequenase (Tabor et al., 1987) as previously described (Guo et al., 1989). DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for sequence verification (Engelke et al., 1988) was performed using custom synthesized oligonucleotide primers and GeneAmp DNA amplification Reagent Kit (Perkin Elmer Cetus, Norwalk, Conn.) in an automated Perkin Elmer Cetus DNA Thermal Cycler. Excess DNA sequences were deleted from plasmids by restriction endonuclease digestion followed by limited digestion by BAL-31 exonuclease and mutagenesis (Mandecki, 1986) using synthetic oligonucleotides.

Cells, virus, and Transfection. The origins and conditions of cultivation of the Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus has been previously described (Guo et al., 1989). Generation of recombinant virus by recombination, in situ hybridization of nitrocellulose filters and screening for B-galactosidase activity are as previously described (Piccini et al., 1987).

The origins and conditions of cultivation of the Copenhagen strain of vaccinia virus and NYVAC has been previously described (Guo et al., 1989; Tartaglia et al., 1992). Generation of recombinant virus by recombination, in situ hybridization of nitrocellulose filters and screening for B-galactosidase activity are as previously described (Panicali et al., 1982; Perkus et al., 1989).

NYVAC is prepared by reference to U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,773 and allowed U.S. application Ser. No. 105,483, incorporated herein by reference. NYVAC was deposited on Mar. 6, 1997 under the terms of the Budapest Treaty with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md., 20852, USA, ATCC accession number VR-2559.

The parental canarypox virus (Rentschler strain) is a vaccinal strain for canaries. The vaccine strain was obtained from a wild type isolate and attenuated through more than 200 serial passages on chick embryo fibroblasts. A master viral seed was subjected to four successive plaque purifications under agar and one plaque clone was amplified through five additional passages after which the stock virus was used as the parental virus in in vitro recombination tests. The plaque purified canarypox isolate is designated ALVAC. ALVAC was deposited Nov. 14, 1996 under the terms of the Budapest Treaty with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md., 20852, USA, ATCC accession number VR-2547.

The strain of fowlpox virus (FPV) designated FP-1 has been described previously (Taylor et al., 1988a). It is an attenuated vaccine strain useful in vaccination of day old chickens. The parental virus strain Duvette was obtained in France as a fowlpox scab from a chicken. The virus was attenuated by approximately 50 serial passages in chicken embryonated eggs followed by 25 passages on chicken embryo fibroblast cells. The virus was subjected to four successive plaque purifications. One plaque isolate was further amplified in primary CEF cells and a stock virus, designated as TROVAC, established.

NYVAC, ALVAC and TROVAC viral vectors and their derivatives were propagated as described previously (Piccini et al., 1987; Taylor et al., 1988a,b). Vero cells and chick embryo fibroblasts (CEF) were propagated as described previously (Taylor et al., 1988a,b).

Example 1

GENERATION OF ALVAC-BASED FIPV RECOMBINANTS

1. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing the Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV) Matrix Glycoprotein Gene Open Reading Frame (vCP262).

The 79-1146 FIPV strain was obtained from Dr. F. Scott (Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.). Total RNA was isolated from FIPV infected CRFK cells using the quanidium isothiocyanatecesium chloride procedure of Chirgwin, et al., (1979). First strand cDNA was synthesized using AMV reverse transcriptase and random oligonucleotide primers (6 mers) by the procedure of Watson and Jackson (1985), yielding single-stranded cDNA complementary to the FIPV positive strand mRNA.

The matrix gene (M) was amplified by PCR from the first strand cDNA using oligonucleotide primers RG739 (SEQ ID NO:1) (5'-TAAGAGCTCATGAAGTACATTTTGCT-3') and RG740 (SEQ ID NO:2) (5'-ATTGGTACCGTTTAGTTACACCATATG-3'). These primers were derived from Genbank sequence COFIPVMN (Accession #X56496)(Vennema et al., 1991). This 800 bp PCR fragment was digested with Asp718/SacI, gel purified, and ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with Asp718/SacI to yield pBSFIPM. The M gene ORF was sequenced and is presented in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:3).

pBSFIPM was transformed into GM48 (dam-) cells, and plasmid DNA isolated which was demethylated (pBSFIPM-demeth). A 330 bp PCR fragment was amplified from pBSFIPM using oligonucleotides RG751 (SEQ ID NO:4) (5'-TCTGAGCTCTTTATTGGGAAGAATATGATAATATTTTGGGATTTCAAAATTGAAAATATATAATTACAATATAAAATGAAGTACATTTTGCT-3') and RG752 (SEQ ID NO:5) (5'-CACATGATCAGCATTTTAATGCCATAAACGAGCCAGCTAAATTGTGGTCTGCCATATTG TAACACTGTTATAAATACAATC-3') and digested with SacI/BclI. This fragment was gel purified and ligated into pBSFIPM (demeth) digested with BclI to yield pFIPM42K. An 85 bp fragment was generated as a PCR primer-dimer from oligonucleotides RG749 (SEQ ID NO:6) (5'-TCCGAGCTCTAATTAATTAACGAGCAGATAGTCTCGTTCTCGCCCTGCCTG-3') and RG750 (SEQ ID NO:7) (5'-TACGAGCTCAAGCTTCCCGGGTTAATTAATTAGTCATCAGGCAGGGCGAGAACG-3'). This fragment was digested with SacI and ligated into pFIPM42K digested with SacI to yield pFIPM42KVQ. This plasmid construct contains an expression cassette consisting of the complete FIPV matrix ORF (with a mutated T5NT early transcriptional stop signal) coupled to the entomopox 42K promoter (SEQ ID NO:8) (5'TTTATTGGGAAGAATATGATAATATTTTGGGATTTCAAAATTGAAAATATATAATTACAATATAAA-3'). The T5NT sequence is modified such that it no longer functions as an early transcription stop signal and no amino acids are changed. This cassette was excised by digesting pFIPM42KVQ with Asp718/HindIII and isolated as a 950bp fragment. The ends of this fragment were blunted using Klenow polymerase and ligated into the ALVAC C5 locus insertion plasmid pNC5LSP-5, digested with SmaI. The resulting donor plasmid, pC5FIPM42K, was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. It consists of the entomopox 42K promoter coupled to the FIPV matrix ORF at the ATG flanked by the left and right arms of the ALVAC C5 insertion locus (FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:9)).

This donor plasmid, pC5FIPM42K, was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC virus vector to generate the recombinant virus vCP262.

Immunoprecipitation analysis from a radiolabeled lysate of VERO cells infected with vCP262 using a FIP matrix specific monoclonal antibody designated 15A9.9 (Olsen et al., 1992) showed expression of a 30 kDa polypeptide band. This was consistent with the expected size of the M gene product. In addition, the band comigrated with an immunoprecipitated band from FIPV infected cells. Fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis using the same monoclonal antibody showed this expressed protein from vCP262 was localized in the cytoplasm of the infected cell.

2. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing the FIPV Nucleocapsid Gene Open Reading Frame (vCP261A).

The FIPV nucleocapsid gene (N) was amplified by PCR using the first strand cDNA (described in 1 above) as template and oligonucleotide primers RG741 (SEQ ID NO:10) (5'-TAAGAGCTCATGGCCACACAGGGACAA-3') and RG742 (SEQ ID NO:11) (5'-TATGGTACCTTAGTTCGTAACCTCATC-3'). These primers were derived from Genbank sequence COFIPVMN (Accession #X56496)(Vennema et al., 1991). The resulting 1150 bp fragment was digested with Asp718/SacI and ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with Asp718/SacI resulting in pBSFIPN. The N gene ORF was sequenced and is presented in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:12).

The vaccinia I3L promoter (SEQ ID NO:13) (5'-TGAGATAAAGTGAAAATATATATCATTATATTACAAAGTACAATTATTTAGGTTTAATC-3')(Schmitt and Stunnenberg, 1988) was coupled to the ATG of the N ORF as follows. A 370 bp fragment was amplified by PCR using pBSFIPN as template and oligonucleotide primers RG747 (SEQ ID NO:14) (5'-CATCAGCATGAGGTCCTGTACC-3') and RG748 (SEQ ID NO:15) (5'TAAGAGCTCTGAGATAAAGTGAAAATATATATCATTATATTACAAAGTACAATTATTTAGGTTTAATCATGGCCACACAGGGACAA-3'). This fragment was digested with SacI/PPuMI and ligated into pBSFIPN digested with SacI/PPuMI resulting in pFIPNI3L. An 85 bp fragment was generated as a PCR primer-dimer from oligonucleotides RG749 (SEQ ID NO:6) (5'-TCCGAGCTCTAATTAATTAACGAGCAGATAGTCTCGTTCTCGCCCTGCCTG-3') and RG750 (SEQ ID NO:7)(5'-TACGAGCTCAAGCTTCCCGGGTTAATTAATTAGTCA TCAGGCAGGGCGAGAACG-3'). This fragment was digested with SacI and ligated into pFIPNI3L digested with SacI to yield pFIPNI3LVQ. The N gene expression cassette (I3L promoted N) was excised as a 1300 bp fragment by digesting pFIPNI3LVQ with Asp718/HindIII. The ends of this fragment were blunted using Klenow polymerase and ligated into the C3 insertion plasmid, pSPCP3LSA (see below), digested with SmaI. The resulting donor plasmid, pC3FIPNI3L, was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. It consists of the vaccinia I3L promoter coupled to the FIPV N gene ORF flanked by the left and right arms of the ALVAC C3 insertion locus (FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:16)).

This donor plasmid, pC3FIPNI3L, was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC virus vector to generate the recombinant virus vCP261A.

Immunoprecipitation analysis from a radiolabeled lysate of VERO cells infected with vCP261A using a FIP nucleocapsid specific monoclonal antibody designated 17B7.1 (Olsen et al., 1992) showed expression of a 45 kDa polypeptide band. This was consistent with the expected size of the N gene product. In addition, the band comigrated with an immunoprecipitated band from FIPV infected cells. FACS analysis using the same monoclonal antibody showed this expressed protein from vCP261A was localized in the cytoplasm of the infected cell.

3. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing both the FIPV Matrix and Nucleocapsid Open Reading Frames (vCP282).

Plasmid pC5FIPM42K (FIG. 2, SEQ ID NO:9) containing the FIPV matrix gene ORF coupled to the entomopox 42K promoter was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC-FIP-N recombinant (vCP261A) (described in 2 above)to generate the double recombinant vCP282. This recombinant contains the FIPV M gene ORF (42K promoter) inserted into the C5 locus and the FIPV N gene ORF (I3L promoter) inserted into the C3 locus.

Immunoprecipitation analysis from a radiolabeled lysate of VERO cells infected with vCP282 using a FIP matrix specific monoclonal antibody designated 15A9.9 (Olsen et al., 1992) showed expression of a 30 kDa polypeptide band while using a nucleocapsid specific monoclonal antibody designated 17B7.1 showed expression of a 45 kDa polypeptide band. This was consistent with the expected size of the M and N gene products respectively. In addition, both bands comigrated with an immunoprecipitated bands from FIPV infected cells. Fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis using the same monoclonal antibodies showed these expressed proteins from vCP282 were localized in the cytoplasm of the infected cell.

4. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing the Complete FIPV Spike Glycoprotein Gene ORF (vCP281).

The FIPV spike gene (S) was obtained by PCR amplification from first strand cDNA template (described in 1 above) in three sections. PCR primers were synthesized based on Genbank sequence COFIPE2 (Accession #X06170) (De Groot et al., 1987). The 5' end was amplified by PCR using oligonucleotide primers JP53 (SEQ ID NO:17) (5'-CATCATGAGCTCATGATTGTGCTCGTAAC-3') and JP77 (SEQ ID NO:18) (5'-AACAGCCGCTTGTGCGC-3'). The isolated 1630 bp fragment was digested with SacI/HindIII and ligated into pEluescript SK+ digested with SacI/HindIII to yield pBSFIP-SA, which was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis.

The middle section of S was amplified by PCR using oligonucleotide primers JP84 (SEQ ID NO:19) (5'-CTTGGTATGAAGCTTAG-3') and JP85 (SEQ ID NO:20) (5'-GGTGACTTAAAGCTTGC-3'). The isolated 1715 bp fragment was digested with HindIII and ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with HindIII. Two clones, pKR5 and pKW13 were sequenced and found to have errors (based on Genbank sequence COFIPE2) but in different locations. To correct these PCR errors, a section of pKW13 was replaced with a subfragment from pKR5 as follows. PKR5 was digested with ClaI, blunted with Klenow polymerase, digested with BstEII and a 750 bp fragment isolated and cloned into pKR13 digested with SmaI/BstEII. The resulting plasmid, pBSFIPS-MII, was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis.

The 3' section of S was amplified by PCR using oligonucleotide primers JP71 (SEQ ID NO:21) (5'-TAATGATGCTATACATC-3') and JP90 (SEQ ID NO:22) (5'-CATCATGGTACCTTAGTGGACATGCACTTT-3'). The isolated 1020 bp fragment was digested with HinDIII/Asp718 and ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with HinDIII/Asp718 to yield pBSFIPSC, which was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis.

The complete DNA sequence of the FIPV Spike gene as derived from the 79-1146 strain cDNA is presented in FIG. 5 (SEQ ID NO:23).

The spike ORF contains three T5NT early transcriptional stop signals. Two were eliminated from the middle section by introducing mutations via PCR. A 330 bp PCR fragment was amplified from pBSFIPS-MII using oligonucleotide primers RG757B (SEQ ID NO:24) (5'-CATTAGACTCTGTGACGCCATGTGATGTAAGCGCACAAGCGGCTGTTATCGATGGTGCCATAGTTGGAGCTATGACTTCCATTAACAGTGAACTGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTCTATTAC-3') and RG758B (SEQ ID NO:25) (5'-CATTAGACTGTAAACCTGCATGTATTCAACTTGCACAGATATTGTAAAATTTGTAGGTATCGTGACATTACCAGTGCTAATTGGTTGCACGTCTCCGTCAGAATGTGTGACGTTAATAAATACCAAAG-3'), digested with HgaI/BspMI and cloned into HgaI/BspMI digested pBSFIPS-MII to yield pMJ5. Sequence analysis of pMJ5 revealed a 33 bp deletion which was corrected by replacing the 250 bp StuI/BspMI fragment with a PCR fragment amplified from pBSFIPS-MII using oligonucleotide primers RG758B (SEQ ID NO:25) and JP162 (SEQ ID NO:26) (5'-GTGAACTGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTCTATTAC-3'). The isolated fragment was digested with StuI/BspMI and ligated into pMJ5 digested with StuI/BspMI to yield pNR3. This plasmid had a base change at position 2384 which was corrected using the U.S.E. mutagenesis kit (Pharmacia) to yield pBSFIPS-MIIDII. This plasmid contains the middle section of the S gene with changed T5NT sequences and the introduction of new ClaI and StuI sites while maintaining the correct amino acid sequence.

In order to couple the vaccinia H6 promoter (SEQ ID NO:27) (5'-TTCTTTATTCTATACTTAAAAAGTGAAAATAAATACAAAGGTTCTTGAGGGTTGTGTTAAATTGAAAGCGAGAAAAAAAATAATCATAAATTATTTCATTATCGCGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTA-3') (Perkus et al., 1989) to the ATG of the S gene the following was performed. The 3' end of the HG promoter coupled to the S gene amplified as a PCR fragment from pBSFIPS-A (5' section of S gene) using oligonucleotide primers RG755 (SEQ ID NO:28) (5'-CTTGTATGCATTCATTATTTG-3') and RG756 (SEQ ID NO:29) (5'-TCCGAGCTCGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGATTGTGCTCGTAAC-3'). The 100 bp fragment was digested with SacI/NsiI and ligated to pBSFIPS-A digested with SacI/NsiI to yield pBSFIPS-AH6.

To remove the T5NT sequence in the 5' section of the spike gene without altering the amino acid sequence, a 350 bp PCR fragment was amplified from pBSFIPS-AH6 using oligonucleotide primers RG753 (SEQ ID NO:30) (5'-TCACTGCAGATGTACAATCTG-3') and RG754 (SEQ ID NO:31) (5'-CAGTATACGATGTGTAAGCAATTGTCCAAAAA-GCTCCACTAACACCAGTGGTTAAATTAAAAGATATACAACCAATAGGAAATGTGCTAAAGAAATTGTAACCATTAATATAGAAATGG-3'). The fragment was digested with PstI/AccI and ligated into pBSFIPS-AH6 digested with PstI/AccI to yield pNJ1.

The 5', middle and 3' ends of the S gene were coupled together to form the complete ORF as follows. First, the 3' section was excised as a 1000 bp fragment by digesting pBSFIPS-C with Asp718/HinDIII and ligating into pNJI (5' section) digested with Asp718/HinDIII yielding pBSFIPS-A/CH6. The middle section was added by excising a 1700 bp fragment from pBSFIPSMIIDII by digesting with HinDIII and ligating into pBSFIPS-A/CH6 digested with HinDIII and screened for orientation. The resulting plasmid, pBSFIPSH6II, contains the complete S ORF coupled to the 3' end of the H6 promoter with all three T5NT sequences eliminated.

To insert the complete S ORF into a C6 donor plasmid, a 4.4 kb cassette was excised from pBSFIPSH6II by digesting with EcoRV/EcoRI and filling in the ends with Klenow polymerase. This cassette was ligated into pJCA070 digested with EcoRV/EcoRI and filled in with Klenow polymerase. The resulting plasmid, pOG9, was found by DNA sequence analysis to have a 110 bp insert in the H6 promoter between the NruI and EcoRV sites. To remove these sequences, pOG9 was digested with NruI/EcoRV and religated to yield the donor plasmid pC6FIPSH6II which has the complete H6 promoter minus four base pairs between the NruI and EcoRI sites which is not required for early and late transcription. This plasmid consists of the left arm of the C6 locus, the H6 promoter, complete S gene ORF and the right arm of the C6 locus (FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:32)). A mutation in the stop codon adds an additional nine amino acids to the C-terminus of spike (FIG. 7).

This donor plasmid, pC6FIPSH6II, was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC virus vector to generate the recombinant virus vCP281.

Immunoprecipitation analysis from a radiolabeled lysate of CRFK cells infected with vCP281 using a FIP spike specific monoclonal antibody designated 23F4.5 (Olsen et al., 1992) showed expression of a 220 kDa polypeptide band. This was consistent with the expected size of the S gene product. In addition, the band comigrated with an immunoprecipitated band from FIPV infected cells, consistent with proper glycosylation. FACS analysis using the same monoclonal antibody showed this expressed protein from vCP281 was localized in the cytoplasm of the infected cell. However, inoculation of monolayers of CRFK cells with vCP281 showed strong fusigenic activity, indicating the protein was also on the surface of these cells. No fusigenic activity was observed in CRFK cells infected with the ALVAC parental virus (control).

5. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing the FIPV Spike Glycoprotein Gene ORF Minus the Signal Sequence (vCP283B).

The 57 bp signal sequence was removed from the N-terminus of the S gene and replaced by an ATG by inserting a 270 bp PCR fragment into pOG9 as follows. The PCR fragment was amplified from pBSFIPS-A using oligonucleotide primers RG759 (SEQ ID NO:33) (5'-GCTATTTTCCATGGCTTCC-3') and RG760 (SEQ ID NO:34) (5'-TCCGAGCTCGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGA-CAACAAATAATGAATGC-3'). The fragment was digested with EcoRV/NcoI and ligated into pOG9 digested with EcoRV/NcoI to yield pOM12. pOM12 was digested with EcoRV/NruI and religated to remove the 110 bp insert in the H6 promoter. The resulting donor plasmid, pC6FIPSH6-SS, was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis (FIG. 7 (SEQ ID NO:35)).

This donor plasmid, pC6FIPSH6-SS, was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC virus vector to generate the recombinant virus vCP283B.

Immunoprecipitation analysis from a radiolabeled lysate of CRFK cells infected with vCP283B using a cat FIP-immune serum (#511) showed expression of a polypeptide band of about 145±10 kDa. This was consistent with the predicted size of a non-glycosylated S gene product. Immunofluorescence analysis using the same polyclonal serum showed this expressed protein was localized in the cytoplasm of vCP283B infected CEF cells. No fusigenic activity was observed in CRFK cells.

6. Generation of an ALVAC Recombinant Expressing the C-terminal Section of the FIPV Spike Glycoprotein Gene ORF (vCP315).

The C-terminal 1749 bp of the S gene (terminal 582 aa out of 1452 aa total) was linked to the H6 promoter as follows. pOG9 was digested with NruI/BstEII and a 6.2 kb fragment isolated. This fragment contains the 1749 bp C-terminal portion of the S gene. A fragment containing the 3' end of the H6 promoter coupled to an ATG codon flanked by a BstEII site was generated by annealing oligonucleotides JP226 (SEQ ID NO:36) (5-CATTAGCATGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGGGTAACCCTGAGTAGCAT-3') and JP227 (SEQ ID NO:37) (5'-ATGCTACTCAGGGTTACCCATTACGATACAAACTTAACGGATATCATGCTAATG-3') and digesting with NruI/BstEII. This fragment was ligated into the 6.2 kb pOG9 fragment (see 4 above) to yield the donor plasmid pC6FIPSH6-C, which was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis (FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:38)).

This donor plasmid, pC6FIPSH6-C, was used in in vivo recombination (Piccini et al., 1987) with the ALVAC virus vector to generate the recombinant virus vCP315.

Western blot analysis from a lysate of CRFK cells infected with vCP315 using a cat FIP-immune serum (#511) showed expression of a 56 kDa polypeptide band. This was slightly smaller than the predicted size of the truncated, non-glycosylated S gene product (64 kDa). Immunofluorescence analysis using the same polyclonal serum showed a weak detection of the protein localized in the cytoplasm of vCP315 infected CEF cells. No fusigenic activity was observed in CRFK cells.

Example 2

GENERATION OF C3, C5 AND C6 INSERTION PLASMIDS

Generation of C3 insertion plasmid pSPCP3LA.

An 8.5 kb canarypox BglII fragment was cloned into the BamI site of pBluescript SK+ (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) to yield pWW5. Nucleotide sequence analysis of this fragment revealed an open reading frame designated C3 initiated at position 1458 and terminated at position 2897 in the sequence presented in FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:39). In order to delete the entire C3 open reading frame (ORF), PCR primers were designed to amplify a 5' and a 3' fragment relative to the C3 ORF. Oligonucleotide primers RG277 (SEQ ID NO:40) (5'-CAGTTGGTACCACTGGTATTTTATTTCAG-3') and RG278 (SEQ ID NO:41) (5'-TATCTGAATTCCTGCAGCCCGGGTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCAAATGTGAGTTAATATTAG-3') were used to amplify the 5' fragment from pWW5 and oligonucleotide primers RG279 (SEQ ID NO:42) (5'TCGCTGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATTTTTATGACTAGTTAATCAAATAAAAAGCATACAAGC-3') were used to amplify the 3' fragment from pWW5. The 5' fragment was digested with Asp718/EcoRI and the 3' fragment digested with EcoRI/SacI. The 5' and 3' arms were then ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with Asp718/SacI to yield pC3I. This plasmid contains the C3 insertion locus with the C3 ORF deleted and replaced with a multiple cloning site flanked by vaccinia early transcriptional and translational termination signal. pC3I was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis.

The flanking arms of pC3I were lengthened as follows. A 908 bp fragment upstream of the C3 locus was obtained by digestion of pWW5 with NsiI and SspI. A 604 bp PCR fragment was amplified from pWW5 using oligonucleotide primers CP16 (SEQ ID NO:43)(5'-TCCGGTACCGCGGCCGCAGATATTTGTTAGCTTCTGC-3') and CP17 (SEQ ID NO:44) (5'-TCGCTCGAGTAGGATACCTACCTACTACCTACG-3'), digested with Asp718/XhoI and ligated into pIBI25 (International Biotechnologies, Inc., New Haven, Conn.) to yield pSPC3LA. pSPC3LA was digested within pIBI25 with EcORV and within the insert (canarypox DNA) with NsiI and ligated to the 908 bp Nsi/SspI fragment generating PSPCPLAX which contains 1444 bp of canarypox DNA upstream of the C3 locus. A 2178 bp BglII/StyI fragment of canarypox DNA was isolated from pXX4 (which contains a 6.5 kb NsiI fragment of canarypox DNA cloned into the PstI site of pBluescript SK+). A 279 bp PCR fragment was amplified from pXX4 using oligonucleotide primers CP19 (SEQ ID NO:45) (5'-TCGCTCGAGCTTTCTTGACAATAACATAG-3') and CP20 (SEQ ID NO:46) (5'-TAGGAGCTCTTTATACTACTGGGTTACAAC-3'), digested with XhoI/SacI and ligated into pIBI25 digested with SacI/XhoI to yield pSPC3RA.

To add additional unique sites to the multiple cloning site (MCS) in pC3I, pC3I was digested with EcoRI/ClaI (in the MCS) and ligated to kinased and annealed oligonucleotides CP12 (SEQ ID NO:47) (5'-AATTCCTCGAGGGATCC-3') and (SEQ ID NO:48) (5'-CGGGATCCCTCG-AGG-3') (containing an EcoRI sticky end, XhoI site, BamHI site and a sticky end compatible with ClaI) to yield pSPCP3S. pSPCP3S was digested within the canarypox sequences downstream of the C3 locus with StyI and SacI (from pBluescript SK+)and ligated to a 261 bp BglII/SacI fragment from pSPC3RA and the 2178 bp BglII/StyI fragment from pXX4 generating pCPRAL containing 2572 bp of canarypox sequences downstream of the C3 locus. pSPCP3S was digested within the canarypox sequences upstream of the C3 locus with Asp718 (in pBluescript SK+) and AccI and ligated to a 1436 bp Asp718/AccI fragment from pSPCPLAX generating pCPLAI containing 1457 bp of canarypox DNA upstream of the C3 locus. pCPLAI was digested within the canarypox sequences downstream of the C3 locus with StyI and SacI (in pBluescript SK+) and ligated to a 2438 bp StyI/SacI fragment from pCPRAL generating plasmid pSPCP3LA. The left arm of pSPCP3LA was shortened by about 500 bp as follows. pSPCP3LA was digested with NotI/NsiI and a 6433 bp fragment was isolated. Oligonucleotides CP34 (SEQ ID NO:49) (5'-GGCCGCGTCGACATGCA-3') and CP35 (SEQ ID NO:50) (5'-TGTCGACGC-3') were annealed and ligated into this fragment to yield pSPCP3LSA. This is the C3 insertion plasmid which consists of 939 bp of canarypox DNA upstream of the C3 locus, stop codons in six reading frames, early transcriptional termination signal, an MCS, early transcriptional termination signal, stop codons in six reading frames and 2572 bp of canarypox DNA downstream of the C3 locus.

Generation of C5 insertion plasmid pNC5LSP-5.

A genomic library of canarypox DNA was constructed in the cosmid vector pVK102 (Knauf and Nester, 1982) probed with pRW764.5 (a pUC9 based plasmid containing an 880 bp canarypox PvuII fragment which includes the C5 ORF) and a cosmid clone containing a 29 kb insert was identified (pHCOS1). A 3.3 kb ClaI fragment from pHCOS1 containing the C5 region was identified. The C5 ORF is initiated at position 1537 and terminated at position 1857 in the sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:51).

The C5 insertion vector was constructed in two steps. The 1535 bp upstream sequence was generated by PCR amplification from purified genomic canarypox DNA using oligonucleotide primers C5A (SEQ ID NO:52) (5'-ATCATCGAATTCTGAATGTTAAATGTTATACTTTG-3') and C5B (SEQ ID NO:53) (5'-GGGGGTACCTTTGAGAGTACCACTTCAG-3'). This fragment was digested with EcoRI and ligated into pUC8 digested with EcoRI/SmaI to yield pC5LAB. The 404 bp arm was generated by PCR amplification using oligonucleotides C5C (SEQ ID NO:54) (5'-GGGTCTAGAGCGGCCGCTTATAAAGATCTAAAATGCATAATTTC-3') and C5DA (SEQ ID NO:55) (5'-ATCATCCTGCAGGTATTCTAAACTAGGAATAGATG-3'). This fragment was digested with PstI and cloned into SmaI/PstI digested pC5LAB to yield pC5L. pC5L was digested within the MCS with Asp718/NotI and ligated to kinased and annealed oligonucleotides CP26 (SEQ ID NO:56) (5'-GTACGTGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAAGGATCCGGTACCCTCGAGTCTAGAATCGATCCCGGGTTTTTATGACTAGTTAATCAC-3') and CP27 (SEQ ID NO:57) (5'-GGCCGTGATTAACTAGTCATAAAAACCCGGGATCGATTCTAGACTCGAGGGTACCGGATCCTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCAC-3') to yield pC5LSP. This plasmid was digested with EcoRI, ligated with kinased and self-annealed oligonucleotide CP29 (SEQ ID NO:58) (5'-AATTGCGGCCGC-3') and digested with NotI. The linearized plasmid was purified and self-ligated to generate pNC5LSP-5. This C5 insertion plasmid contains 1535 bp of canarypox DNA upstream of the C5 ORF, translation stop codons in six reading frames, vaccinia early transcription termination signal, an MCS with BamHI, KpnI, XhoI, ClaI and SmaI restriction sites, vaccinia early termination signal, translation stop codons in six reading frames and 404 bp of downstream canarypox sequence (31 bp of C5 coding sequence and 373 bp of downstream canarypox sequence).

Generation of C6 insertion plasmid pC6L.

FIG. 11 (SEQ ID NO:59) is the sequence of a 3.7 kb segment of canarypox DNA. Analysis of the sequence revealed an ORF designated C6L initiated at position 377 and terminated at position 2254. The following describes a C6 insertion plasmid constructed by deleting the C6 ORF and replacing it with an MCS flanked by transcriptional and translational termination signals. A 380 bp PCR fragment was amplified from genomic canarypox DNA using oligonucleotide primers C6A1 (SEQ ID NO:60) (5'-ATCATCGAG-CTCGCGGCCGCCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTT-3') and C6B1 (SEQ ID NO:61) (5'GAATTCCTCGAGCTGCAGCCCGGGTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCATTTTTTCGTAAGTAAGTATTTTTATTTAA-3'). A 1155 bp PCR fragment was amplified from genomic canarypox DNA using oligonucleotide primers C6C1 (SEQ ID NO:62) (5'-CCCGGGCTGCAGCTCGAGGAATTCTTTTTATTGATTAACTAGTCAAATGAGTATATATAATTGAAAAAGTAA-3') and C6D1 (SEQ ID NO:63) (5'-GATGATGGTACCTTCATAAATACAAGTTTGATTAAACTTAAGTTG-3'). The 380 bp and 1155 bp fragments were fused together by adding them together as template and amplifying a 1613 bp PCR fragment using oligonucleotide primers C6A1 (SEQ ID NO:49) and C6D1 (SEQ ID NO:52). This fragment was digested with SacI/KpnI and ligated into pBluescript SK+ digested with SacI/KpnI. The resulting plasmid, pC6L was confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. It consists of 370 bp of canarypox DNA upstream of C6, vaccinia early termination signal, translation stop codons in six reading frames, an MCS containing SmaI, PstI, XhoI and EcoRI sites, vaccinia early termination signal, translation stop codons in six reading frames and 1156 bp of downstream canary pox sequence.

pJCA070 was derived from pC6L by ligating a cassette containing the vaccinia H6 promoter coupled to another foreign gene into the SmaI/EcoRI sites of pC6L. Cutting pJCA070 with EcoRV/EcoRI excises the foreign gene and the 5' end of the H6 promoter.

Example 3

EFFICACY TRIALS WITH ALVAC-BASED FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS VIRUS RECOMBINANTS

Trial 1 Safety, antigenicity and efficacy trial with vCP261A(N), vCP262 (M) and vCP282(M+N).

Twenty five specific pathogen-free (SPF) 10-12 week old cats from Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc. were randomly divided into five groups (5 cats/group). Groups were vaccinated subcutaneously (neck area) twice (day 0 and day 21) with 10⁷ TCID₅₀ /dose with either vCP261, vCP262, vCP282 or vCP261A+vCP262. Five cats in one group were not vaccinated and served as challenge controls. At day 35, all cats were challenged orally with 10³.5 TCID₅₀ per cat with a virulent FIP virus (strain 1146). The cats were observed daily for 33 days post challenge to monitor mortality and visible manifestations of FIP virus infection. At day 33, all surviving cats were necropsied and examined for FIP pathology. The non-effusive form was detected by isolation of FIP virus from the intestinal tract and identification by virus-neutralization tests. Cats with the effusive form had a thick yellow fluid in the peritoneal cavity, white edematous fluid in the pleural cavity and lesions on the intestine, spleen and liver. Some infected cats showed ocular involvement with conjunctivitis, blepharospasm and opalesent retina.

None of the vaccinated cats showed any adverse local or systemic postvaccination reactions. All five nonvaccinated cats either died with FIP signs or when necropsied had FIP signs, thus validating the challenge dose. Dead and dying cats displayed signs of both effusive and non-effusive forms of FIP. The results from the ALVAC-FIP recombinant vaccinated cats is presented in Table 1. None of these cats developed virus neutralizing antibody prior to challenge on day 35. All cats had a febrile response following challenge. All vaccinated groups showed partial protection with the best protection in the vCP262 and vCP282 vaccinated groups, each having 3/5 cats with no FIP mortality or signs. Thus, it appears from this study that the ALVAC-FIP matrix recombinants provided the best overall protection.

Trial 2 Safety, antigenicity and efficacy trial with vCP262 (M) in comparison with PRIMUCELL.

Twenty three SPF cats aged 10-12 weeks from Hill Grove, Great Britain were used in this trial. Ten cats were vaccinated subcutaneously with vCP262 at a dose of 10⁸ pfu on days 0 and 21. Five cats received a commercially available FIP vaccine (PRIMUCELL, Smithkline Beecham) which was given as recommended by the manufacturer (2 doses, 21 days apart, intranasal, 10⁴.8 TCID⁵⁰ per dose). Eight cats were non-vaccinated and served as challenge controls. On day 35, all cats were challenged with a virulent FIP virus (strain 79-1146) at a dose of 320 DECP₅₀ given intranasally. Surviving cats were rechallenged on day 84 and those surviving were necropsied on day 104 and examined for FIP pathology.

None of the vaccinated cats showed any adverse local or systemic postvaccination reactions. Within the control group, four of the cats either died or had FIP pathology when necropsied. The remaining four controls (housed in a separate unit from the other controls) survived both challenges and appeared to be protected. They all showed significant increase in serum neutralizing antibodies to FIP following challenge, thus indicating exposure to the virus. Whether this indicates technical problems with the challenge protocol or a natural protection is unknown.

Serological analysis showed no significant viral neutralizing antibody titers to FIP in cats receiving two inoculations of vCP262. In contrast, significant titers were observed after one inoculation of PRIMUCELL and these titers were boosted after the second inoculation. Cats in both groups showed high titers following challenge.

The mortality data results for the vaccinated cats is presented in Table 2. In the vCP262 group, 8/10 cats (80%) survived the first challenge, while 6/10 (60%) survived both challenges (60%). In contrast, in the PRIMUCELL group, only 1/5 cats survived the first challenge. The surviving cat also survived the second challenge. It is important to note that 3 of the 4 dead PRIMUCELL vaccinated cats died on or before day 11 which indicates an enhancement of the normal progression of the disease. No enhancement was observed with vCP262 vaccinated cats. Thus, compared to PRIMUCELL, vCP262 provides greater protection with no enhancement of the disease.

Trial 3 Safety, antigenicity and efficacy trial with vCP262 (M) in combination with the spike recombinants (vCP281(S1), vCP283B(S2) and vCP315(S3)).

Thirty six 9 week old SPF cats were received from Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc. and randomly divided into six groups (6 cats/group). Groups received two subcutaneous inoculations (dose of about 10⁷ TCID₅₀ for each recombinant at day 0 and day 21,) with the following recombinants: 1) vCP262 (matrix), 2) vCP262 plus vCP281 (S1 spike--complete), 3) vCP262 plus vCP283B (S2 spike--minus signal sequence) and 4) vCP262 plus vCP315 (S3 spike--C-terminal section). One group was vaccinated intranasally with a commercially available FIP vaccine (PRIMUCELL, Pfizer Animal Health) as recommended by the manufacturer (2 doses, day 0 and day 21). One group was not vaccinated and served as challenge controls. Fifteen days following the second vaccination (day 36), all cats were challenged orally with 10³.5 TCID₅₀ per cat with a virulent FIP virus (NVSL FIP-1146, 89-5-1). The cats were monitored for weight, temperature, serologic response and mortality for 35 days post challenge. Necropsy was performed on the majority of dead cats to look for FIP signs and FIPV virus was isolated from two cats to confirm infection.

None of the cats vaccinated with ALVAC recombinants showed any adverse local or systemic postvaccination reactions. All cats vaccinated with PRIMUCELL had virus neutralizing titers. In the recombinant groups, only cats in the group receiving matrix plus complete spike had virus neutralizing titers (3/6 after the second vaccination).

The mortality data is presented in table 3. Necropsied cats showed signs of both the effusive (majority) and non-effusive forms of the disease. One cat had FIP induced encephalitis (control group). The lowest mortality (33%) was observed in the group vaccinated with vCP262 (matrix) alone. Groups receiving vCP262 plus any of the spike recombinants showed little, if any protection. The PRIMUCELL vaccinated group showed a mortality of 66.7%. Antibody induced enhancement (early death) was observed in both the PRIMUCELL and vCP281 (S1--complete spike) groups. Five out of six (83.3%) of the control nonvaccinated cats died from FIP infection which validated the challenge.

Fever and weight loss are indicators of FIP disease. There was relative postchallenge weight loss in all the groups. However the vCP262 vaccinated group showed only a slight weight loss as compared to PRIMUCELL and the control groups. Chronic fever was observed in all cats, however the group that was vaccinated with vCP262 exhibited consistently lower temperatures that the other groups.

From this study it was concluded that vCP262 provided protection (67.7%) against a severe FIP challenge. In addition, cats vaccinated with this recombinant showed a lower febrile response and less weight loss following challenge. The other FIP recombinants (vCP281, vCP283B, and vCP315) as well as PRIMUCELL provided poor protection and even enhancement of mortality (PRIMUCELL, vCP281).

                  TABLE 1     ______________________________________     Results of FIP Efficacy Trial with ALVAC Matrix &     Nucleocapsid Recombinants     Virus     Neutralizing     Antibody Titer     (GMAT).sup.1     Mortality     Groups  Day 35   Day 63  Alive.sup.2                                      Dead Protection.sup.3     ______________________________________     Control <2       >14,190 2(2FIP+)                                      3    0/5 (0%)     vCP261A <2           446 2(1FIP+)                                      3    1/4 (20%)     (N)     vCP262 (M)             <2       >11,585 4(1FIP+)                                      1    3/5 (60%)     vCP282  <2       >16,384 4(1FIP+)                                      1    3/5 (60%)     (M + N)     vCP261A <2       >16,384 3(1FIP+)                                      2    2/5 (40%)     (N) +     vCP262 (M)     ______________________________________      .sup.1 Titers expressed as reciprocal of final serum dilution.      .sup.2 Numbers in parenthesis represent cats with FIP signs at necropsy.      .sup.3 No mortality or FIP signs.

                  TABLE 2     ______________________________________     Results of Efficacy Trial Comparing ALVAC Matrix     Recombinant with PRIMUCELL                  Mortality                        1st       2nd              Number of Challenge Challenge.sup.1     Groups   Cats      Day 35    Day 84  Protection     ______________________________________     Control   8        3         1       4/8 (50%)     vCP262 (M)              10        2         2       6/10 (60%)     PRIMUCELL              5         4.sup.2   0       1/5 (20%)     ______________________________________      .sup.1 Includes cats necropsied with FIP pathology at day 104.      .sup.2 Three of these cats died on or before day 11 indicating      enhancement.

                  TABLE 3     ______________________________________     Mortality Data Comparing ALVAC-based Matrix and     Spike Recombinants with PRIMUCELL.     Group             Mortality Enhancement.sup.1     ______________________________________     vCP262 (M)        2/6 (33%) NO     vCP262 (M) + vCP281 (S1)                       6/6 (100%)                                 YES     vCP262 (M) + vCP283 (S2)                       5/6 (83.3%)                                 NO     vCP262 (M) + vCP315 (S3)                       5/6 (83.3%)                                 NO     PRIMUCELL         4/6 (66.7%)                                 YES     Control           5/6 (83.3%)                                 NO     ______________________________________      .sup.1 Death on or prior to day 15 post challenge.

Example 4

GENERATION OF NYVAC-BASED FIPV RECOMBINANTS

Using insertion loci and promoters as in USSN 105,483, incorporated herein by reference, such as by modifying plasmid pRW842 for insertion of rabies glycoprotein G gene into TK deletion locus (used for generation of vP879), e.g., by excising out of pRW842 the rabies DNA and inserting therefor the herein disclosed FIPV DNA coding for M, N, and the three versions of S; S1, S2, S3, or combinations thereof (for instance M and N) and by then employing the resultant plasmids in recombination with NYVAC, vP866, NYVAC-FIPV(M), (N), and the three versions of (S); (S1), (S2), (S3), and (M+N) recombinants are generated; and analysis confirms expression.

Having thus described in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the invention defined by the appended claims is not to be limited by particular details set forth in the above description as many apparent variations thereof are possible without departing from the spirit or scope thereof.

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    __________________________________________________________________________     SEQUENCE LISTING     (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:     (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 63     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:     TAAGAGCTCATGAAGTACATTTTGCT26     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:     ATTGGTACCGTTTAGTTACACCATATG27     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 789 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:     ATGAAGTACATTTTGCTAATACTCGCGTGCATAATTGCATGCGTTTATGGTGAACGCTAC60     TGTGCCATGCAAGACAGTGGCTTGCAGTGTATTAATGGCACAAATTCAAGATGTCAAACC120     TGCTTTGAACGTGGTGATCTTATTTGGCATCTTGCTAACTGGAACTTCAGCTGGTCTGTA180     ATATTGATTGTTTTTATAACAGTGTTACAATATGGCAGACCACAATTTAGCTGGCTCGTT240     TATGGCATTAAAATGCTGATCATGTGGCTATTATGGCCTATTGTTCTAGCGCTTACGATT300     TTTAATGCATACTCTGAGTACCAAGTTTCCAGATATGTAATGTTCGGCTTTAGTGTTGCA360     GGTGCAGTTGTAACGTTTGCACTTTGGATGATGTATTTTGTGAGATCTGTTCAGCTATAT420     AGAAGAACCAAATCATGGTGGTCTTTTAATCCTGAGACTAATGCAATTCTTTGTGTTAAT480     GCATTGGGTAGAAGTTATGTGCTTCCCTTAGATGGTACTCCTACAGGTGTTACCCTTACT540     CTACTTTCAGGAAATCTATATGCTGAAGGTTTCAAAATGGCTGGTGGTTTAACCATCGAG600     CATTTGCCTAAATACGTCATGATTGCTACACCTAGTAGAACCATCGTTTATACATTAGTT660     GGAAAACAATTAAAAGCAACTACTGCCACAGGATGGGCTTACTACGTAAAATCTAAAGCT720     GGTGATTACTCAACAGAAGCACGTACTGACAATTTGAGTGAACATGAAAAATTATTACAT780     ATGGTGTAA789     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 92 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:     TCTGAGCTCTTTATTGGGAAGAATATGATAATATTTTGGGATTTCAAAATTGAAAATATA60     TAATTACAATATAAAATGAAGTACATTTTGCT92     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 81 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:     CACATGATCAGCATTTTAATGCCATAAACGAGCCAGCTAAATTGTGGTCTGCCATATTGT60     AACACTGTTATAAATACAATC81     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 51 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:     TCCGAGCTCTAATTAATTAACGAGCAGATAGTCTCGTTCTCGCCCTGCCTG51     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:     TACGAGCTCAAGCTTCCCGGGTTAATTAATTAGTCATCAGGCAGGGCGAGAACG54     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 66 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:     TTTATTGGGAAGAATATGATAATATTTTGGGATTTCAAAATTGAAAATATATAATTACAA60     TATAAA66     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 2989 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:     GAATTGCGGCCGCTGAATGTTAAATGTTATACTTTGGATGAAGCTATAAATATGCATTGG60     AAAAATAATCCATTTAAAGAAAGGATTCAAATACTACAAAACCTAAGCGATAATATGTTA120     ACTAAGCTTATTCTTAACGACGCTTTAAATATACACAAATAAACATAATTTTTGTATAAC180     CTAACAAATAACTAAAACATAAAAATAATAAAAGGAAATGTAATATCGTAATTATTTTAC240     TCAGGAATGGGGTTAAATATTTATATCACGTGTATATCTATACTGTTATCGTATACTCTT300     TACAATTACTATTACGAATATGCAAGAGATAATAAGATTACGTATTTAAGAGAATCTTGT360     CATGATAATTGGGTACGACATAGTGATAAATGCTATTTCGCATCGTTACATAAAGTCAGT420     TGGAAAGATGGATTTGACAGATGTAACTTAATAGGTGCAAAAATGTTAAATAACAGCATT480     CTATCGGAAGATAGGATACCAGTTATATTATACAAAAATCACTGGTTGGATAAAACAGAT540     TCTGCAATATTCGTAAAAGATGAAGATTACTGCGAATTTGTAAACTATGACAATAAAAAG600     CCATTTATCTCAACGACATCGTGTAATTCTTCCATGTTTTATGTATGTGTTTCAGATATT660     ATGAGATTACTATAAACTTTTTGTATACTTATATTCCGTAAACTATATTAATCATGAAGA720     AAATGAAAAAGTATAGAAGCTGTTCACGAGCGGTTGTTGAAAACAACAAAATTATACATT780     CAAGATGGCTTACATATACGTCTGTGAGGCTATCATGGATAATGACAATGCATCTCTAAA840     TAGGTTTTTGGACAATGGATTCGACCCTAACACGGAATATGGTACTCTACAATCTCCTCT900     TGAAATGGCTGTAATGTTCAAGAATACCGAGGCTATAAAAATCTTGATGAGGTATGGAGC960     TAAACCTGTAGTTACTGAATGCACAACTTCTTGTCTGCATGATGCGGTGTTGAGAGACGA1020     CTACAAAATAGTGAAAGATCTGTTGAAGAATAACTATGTAAACAATGTTCTTTACAGCGG1080     AGGCTTTACTCCTTTGTGTTTGGCAGCTTACCTTAACAAAGTTAATTTGGTTAAACTTCT1140     ATTGGCTCATTCGGCGGATGTAGATATTTCAAACACGGATCGGTTAACTCCTCTACATAT1200     AGCCGTATCAAATAAAAATTTAACAATGGTTAAACTTCTATTGAACAAAGGTGCTGATAC1260     TGACTTGCTGGATAACATGGGACGTACTCCTTTAATGATCGCTGTACAATCTGGAAATAT1320     TGAAATATGTAGCACACTACTTAAAAAAAATAAAATGTCCAGAACTGGGAAAAATTGATC1380     TTGCCAGCTGTAATTCATGGTAGAAAAGAAGTGCTCAGGCTACTTTTCAACAAAGGAGCA1440     GATGTAAACTACATCTTTGAAAGAAATGGAAAATCATATACTGTTTTGGAATTGATTAAA1500     GAAAGTTACTCTGAGACACAAAAGAGGTAGCTGAAGTGGTACTCTCAAAGGTACGTGACT1560     AATTAGCTATAAAAAGGATCCGGTACCCTCGAGTCTAGAATCGATCCCGTACCGTTTAGT1620     TACACCATATGTAATAATTTTTCATGTTCACTCAAATTGTCAGTACGTGCTTCTGTTGAG1680     TAATCACCAGCTTTAGATTTTACGTAGTAAGCCCATCCTGTGGCAGTAGTTGCTTTTAAT1740     TGTTTTCCAACTAATGTATAAACGATGGTTCTACTAGGTGTAGCAATCATGACGTATTTA1800     GGCAAATGCTCGATGGTTAAACCACCAGCCATTTTGAAACCTTCAGCATATAGATTTCCT1860     GAAAGTAGAGTAAGGGTAACACCTGTAGGAGTACCATCTAAGGGAAGCACATAACTTCTA1920     CCCAATGCATTAACACAAAGAATTGCATTAGTCTCAGGATTAAAAGACCACCATGATTTG1980     GTTCTTCTATATAGCTGAACAGATCTCACAAAATACATCATCCAAAGTGCAAACGTTACA2040     ACTGCACCTGCAACACTAAAGCCGAACATTACATATCTGGAAACTTGGTACTCAGAGTAT2100     GCATTAAAAATCGTAAGCGCTAGAACAATAGGCCATAATAGCCACATGATCAGCATTTTA2160     ATGCCATAAACGAGCCAGCTAAATTGTGGTCTGCCATATTGTAACACTGTTATAAATACT2220     ATCAATATTACAGACCAGCTGAAGTTCCAGTTAGCAAGATGCCAAATAAGATCACCACGT2280     TCAAAGCAGGTTTGACATCTTGAATTTGTGCCATTAATACACTGCAAGCCACTGTCTTGC2340     ATGGCACAGTAGCGTTCACCATAAACGCATGCAATTATGCACGCGAGTATTAGCAAAATG2400     TACTTCATTTTATATTGTAATTATATATTTTCAATTTTGAAATCCCAAAATATTATCATA2460     TTCTTCCCAATAAAGAGCTCTAATTAATTAACGAGCAGATAGTCTCGTTCTCGCCCTGCC2520     TGATGACTAATTAATTAACCCGGGAAGCTGGGTTTTTATGACTAGTTAATCACGGCCGCT2580     TATAAAGATCTAAAATGCATAATTTCTAAATAATGAAAAAAAGTACATCATGAGCAACGC2640     GTTAGTATATTTTACAATGGAGATTAACGCTCTATACCGTTCTATGTTTATTGATTCAGA2700     TGATGTTTTAGAAAAGAAAGTTATTGAATATGAAAACTTTAATGAAGATGAAGATGACGA2760     CGATGATTATTGTTGTAAATCTGTTTTAGATGAAGAAGATGACGCGCTAAAGTATACTAT2820     GGTTACAAAGTATAAGTCTATACTACTAATGGCGACTTGTGCAAGAAGGTATAGTATAGT2880     GAAAATGTTGTTAGATTATGATTATGAAAAACCAAATAAATCAGATCCATATCTAAAGGT2940     ATCTCCTTTGCACATAATTTCATCTATTCCTAGTTTAGAATACCTGCAG2989     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:     TAAGAGCTCATGGCCACACAGGGACAA27     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 27 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:     TATGGTACCTTAGTTCGTAACCTCATC27     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 1134 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:     ATGGCCACACAGGGACAACGCGTCAACTGGGGAGATGAACCTTCCAAAAGACGTGGTCGT60     TCTAACTCTCGTGGTCGGAAGAATAATGATATACCTTTGTCATTCTACAACCCCATTACC120     CTCGAACAAGGATCTAAATTTTGGAATTTATGTCCGAGAGACCTTGTTCCCAAAGGAATA180     GGTAATAAGGATCAACAAATTGGTTATTGGAATAGACAGATTCGTTATCGTATTGTAAAA240     GGCCAGCGTAAGGAACTCGCTGAGAGGTGGTTCTTTTACTTCTTAGGTACAGGACCTCAT300     GCTGATGCTAAATTCAAAGACAAGATTGATGGAGTCTTCTGGGTTGCAAGGGATGGTGCC360     ATGAACAAGCCCACAACGCTTGGCACTCGTGGAACCAATAACGAATCCAAACCACTGAGA420     TTTGATGGTAAGATACCGCCACAGTTTCAGCTTGAAGTGAACCGTTCTAGGAACAATTCA480     AGGTCTGGTTCTCAGTCTAGATCTGTTTCAAGAAACAGATCTCAATCTAGAGGAAGACAC540     CATTCCAATAACCAGAATAATAATGTTGAGGATACAATTGTAGCCGTGCTTGAAAAATTA600     GGTGTTACTGACAAACAAAGGTCACGTTCTAAACCTAGAGAACGTAGTGATTCCAAACCT660     AGGGACACAACACCTAAGAATGCCAACAAACACACCTGGAAGAAAACTGCAGGCAAGGGA720     GATGTGACAACTTTCTATGGTGCTAGAAGTAGTTCAGCTAACTTTGGTGATAGTGATCTC780     GTTGCCAATGGTAACGCTGCCAAATGCTACCCTCAGATAGCTGAATGTGTTCCATCAGTG840     TCTAGCATAATCTTTGGCAGTCAATGGTCTGCTGAAGAAGCTGGTGATCAAGTGAAAGTC900     ACGCTCACTCACACCTACTACCTGCCAAAGGATGATGCCAAAACTAGTCAATTCCTAGAA960     CAGATTGACGCTTACAAGCGACCTTCTGAAGTGGCTAAGGATCAGAGGCAAAGAAGATCC1020     CGTTCTAAGTCTGCTGATAAGAAGCCTGAGGAGTTGTCTGTAACTCTTGTGGAGGCATAC1080     ACAGATGTGTTTGATGACACACAGGTTGAGATGATTGATGAGGTTACGAACTAA1134     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 59 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:     TGAGATAAAGTGAAAATATATATCATTATATTACAAAGTACAATTATTTAGGTTTAATC59     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 22 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:     CATCAGCATGAGGTCCTGTACC22     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 86 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:     TAAGAGCTCTGAGATAAAGTGAAAATATATATCATTATATTACAAAGTACAATTATTTAG60     GTTTAATCATGGCCACACAGGGACAA86     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 4857 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:     GCGGCCGCGTCGACATGCATTGTTAGTTCTGTAGATCAGTAACGTATAGCATACGAGTAT60     AATTATCGTAGGTAGTAGGTATCCTAAAATAAATCTGATACAGATAATAACTTTGTAAAT120     CAATTCAGCAATTTCTCTATTATCATGATAATGATTAATACACAGCGTGTCGTTATTTTT180     TGTTACGATAGTATTTCTAAAGTAAAGAGCAGGAATCCCTAGTATAATAGAAATAATCCA240     TATGAAAAATATAGTAATGTACATATTTCTAATGTTAACATATTTATAGGTAAATCCAGG300     AAGGGTAATTTTTACATATCTATATACGCTTATTACAGTTATTAAAAATATACTTGCAAA360     CATGTTAGAAGTAAAAAAGAAAGAACTAATTTTACAAAGTGCTTTACCAAAATGCCAATG420     GAAATTACTTAGTATGTATATAATGTATAAAGGTATGAATATCACAAACAGCAAATCGGC480     TATTCCCAAGTTGAGAAACGGTATAATAGATATATTTCTAGATACCATTAATAACCTTAT540     AAGCTTGACGTTTCCTATAATGCCTACTAAGAAAACTAGAAGATACATACATACTAACGC600     CATACGAGAGTAACTACTCATCGTATAACTACTGTTGCTAACAGTGACACTGATGTTATA660     ACTCATCTTTGATGTGGTATAAATGTATAATAACTATATTACACTGGTATTTTATTTCAG720     TTATATACTATATAGTATTAAAAATTATATTTGTATAATTATATTATTATATTCAGTGTA780     GAAAGTAAAATACTATAAATATGTATCTCTTATTTATAACTTATTAGTAAAGTATGTACT840     ATTCAGTTATATTGTTTTATAAAAGCTAAATGCTACTAGATTGATATAAATGAATATGTA900     ATAAATTAGTAATGTAGTATACTAATATTAACTCACATTTGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAAC960     CCGTACCTTAGTTCGTAACCTCATCAATCATCTCAACCTGTGTGTCATCAAACACATCTG1020     TGTATGCCTCCACAAGAGTTACAGACAACTCCTCAGGCTTCTTATCAGCAGACTTAGAAC1080     GGGATCTTCTTTGCCTCTGATCCTTAGCCACTTCAGAAGGTCGCTTGTAAGCGTCAATCT1140     GTTCTAGGAATTGACTAGTTTTGGCATCATCCTTTGGCAGGTAGTAGGTGTGAGTGAGCG1200     TGACTTTCACTTGATCACCAGCTTCTTCAGCAGACCATTGACTGCCAAAGATTATGCTAG1260     ACACTGATGGAACACATTCAGCTATCTGAGGGTAGCATTTGGCAGCGTTACCATTGGCAA1320     CGAGATCACTATCACCAAAGTTAGCTGAACTACTTCTAGCACCATAGAAAGTTGTCACAT1380     CTCCCTTGCCTGCAGTTTTCTTCCAGGTGTGTTTGTTGGCATTCTTAGGTGTTGTGTCCC1440     TAGGTTTGGAATCACTACGTTCTCTAGGTTTAGAACGTGACCTTTGTTTGTCAGTAACAC1500     CTAATTTTTCAAGCACGGCTACAATTGTATCCTCAACATTATTATTCTGGTTATTGGAAT1560     GGTGTCTTCCTCTAGATTGAGATCTGTTTCTTGAAACAGATCTAGACTGAGAACCAGACC1620     TTGAATTGTTCCTAGAACGGTTCACTTCAAGCTGAAACTGTGGCGGTATCTTACCATCAA1680     ATCTCAGTGGTTTGGATTCGTTATTGGTTCCACGAGTGCCAAGCGTTGTGGGCTTGTTCA1740     TGGCACCATCCCTTGCAACCCAGAAGACTCCATCAATCTTGTCTTTGAATTTAGCATCAG1800     CATGAGGTCCTGTACCTAAGAAGTAAAAGAACCACCTCTCAGCGAGTTCCTTACGCTGGC1860     CTTTTACAATACGATAACGAATCTGTCTATTCCAATAACCAATTTGTTGATCCTTATTAC1920     CTATTCCTTTGGGAACAAGGTCTCTCGGACATAAATTCCAAAATTTAGATCCTTGTTCGA1980     GGGTAATGGGGTTGTAGAATGACAAAGGTATATCATTATTCTTCCGACCACGAGAGTTAG2040     AACGACCACGTCTTTTGGAAGGTTCATCTCCCCAGTTGACGCGTTGTCCCTGTGTGGCCA2100     TGATTAAACCTAAATAATTGTACTTTGTAATATAATGATATATATTTTCACTTTATCTCA2160     GAGCTCTAATTAATTAACGAGCAGATAGTCTCGTTCTCGCCCTGCCTGATGACTAATTAA2220     TTAACCCGGGAAGCTGGGCTGCAGGAATTCCTCGAGGGATCCCGATTTTTATGACTAGTT2280     AATCAAATAAAAAGCATACAAGCTATTGCTTCGCTATCGTTACAAAATGGCAGGAATTTT2340     GTGTAAACTAAGCCACATACTTGCCAATGAAAAAAATAGTAGAAAGGATACTATTTTAAT2400     GGGATTAGATGTTAAGGTTCCTTGGGATTATAGTAACTGGGCATCTGTTAACTTTTACGA2460     CGTTAGGTTAGATACTGATGTTACAGATTATAATAATGTTACAATAAAATACATGACAGG2520     ATGTGATATTTTTCCTCATATAACTCTTGGAATAGCAAATATGGATCAATGTGATAGATT2580     TGAAAATTTCAAAAAGCAAATAACTGATCAAGATTTACAGACTATTTCTATAGTCTGTAA2640     AGAAGAGATGTGTTTTCCTCAGAGTAACGCCTCTAAACAGTTGGGAGCGAAAGGATGCGC2700     TGTAGTTATGAAACTGGAGGTATCTGATGAACTTAGAGCCCTAAGAAATGTTCTGCTGAA2760     TGCGGTACCCTGTTCGAAGGACGTGTTTGGTGATATCACAGTAGATAATCCGTGGAATCC2820     TCACATAACAGTAGGATATGTTAAGGAGGACGATGTCGAAAACAAGAAACGCCTAATGGA2880     GTGCATGTCCAAGTTTAGGGGGCAAGAAATACAAGTTCTAGGATGGTATTAATAAGTATC2940     TAAGTATTTGGTATAATTTATTAAATAGTATAATTATAACAAATAATAAATAACATGATA3000     ACGGTTTTTATTAGAATAAAATAGAGATAATATCATAATGATATATAATACTTCATTACC3060     AGAAATGAGTAATGGAAGACTTATAAATGAACTGCATAAAGCTATAAGGTATAGAGATAT3120     AAATTTAGTAAGGTATATACTTAAAAAATGCAAATACAATAACGTAAATATACTATCAAC3180     GTCTTTGTATTTAGCCGTAAGTATTTCTGATATAGAAATGGTAAAATTATTACTAGAACA3240     CGGTGCCGATATTTTAAAATGTAAAAATCCTCCTCTTCATAAAGCTGCTAGTTTAGATAA3300     TACAGAAATTGCTAAACTACTAATAGATTCTGGCGCTGACATAGAACAGATACATTCTGG3360     AAATAGTCCGTTATATATTTCTGTATATAGAAACAATAAGTCATTAACTAGATATTTATT3420     AAAAAAAGGTGTTAATTGTAATAGATTCTTTCTAAATTATTACGATGTACTGTATGATAA3480     GATATCTGATGATATGTATAAAATATTTATAGATTTTAATATTGATCTTAATATACAAAC3540     TAGAAATTTTGAAACTCCGTTACATTACGCTATAAAGTATAAGAATATAGATTTAATTAG3600     GATATTGTTAGATAATAGTATTAAAATAGATAAAAGTTTATTTTTGCATAAACAGTATCT3660     CATAAAGGCACTTAAAAATAATTGTAGTTACGATATAATAGCGTTACTTATAAATCACGG3720     AGTGCCTATAAACGAACAAGATGATTTAGGTAAAACCCCATTACATCATTCGGTAATTAA3780     TAGAAGAAAAGATGTAACAGCACTTCTGTTAAATCTAGGAGCTGATATAAACGTAATAGA3840     TGACTGTATGGGCAGTCCCTTACATTACGCTGTTTCACGTAACGATATCGAAACAACAAA3900     GACACTTTTAGAAAGAGGATCTAATGTTAATGTGGTTAATAATCATATAGATACCGTTCT3960     AAATATAGCTGTTGCATCTAAAAACAAAACTATAGTAAACTTATTACTGAAGTACGGTAC4020     TGATACAAAGTTGGTAGGATTAGATAAACATGTTATTCACATAGCTATAGAAATGAAAGA4080     TATTAATATACTGAATGCGATCTTATTATATGGTTGCTATGTAAACGTCTATAATCATAA4140     AGGTTTCACTCCTCTATACATGGCAGTTAGTTCTATGAAAACAGAATTTGTTAAACTCTT4200     ACTTGACCACGGTGCTTACGTAAATGCTAAAGCTAAGTTATCTGGAAATACTCCTTTACA4260     TAAAGCTATGTTATCTAATAGTTTTAATAATATAAAATTACTTTTATCTTATAACGCCGA4320     CTATAATTCTCTAAATAATCACGGTAATACGCCTCTAACTTGTGTTAGCTTTTTAGATGA4380     CAAGATAGCTATTATGATAATATCTAAAATGATGTTAGAAATATCTAAAAATCCTGAAAT4440     AGCTAATTCAGAAGGTTTTATAGTAAACATGGAACATATAAACAGTAATAAAAGACTACT4500     ATCTATAAAAGAATCATGCGAAAAAGAACTAGATGTTATAACACATATAAAGTTAAATTC4560     TATATATTCTTTTAATATCTTTCTTGACAATAACATAGATCTTATGGTAAAGTTCGTAAC4620     TAATCCTAGAGTTAATAAGATACCTGCATGTATACGTATATATAGGGAATTAATACGGAA4680     AAATAAATCATTAGCTTTTCATAGACATCAGCTAATAGTTAAAGCTGTAAAAGAGAGTAA4740     GAATCTAGGAATAATAGGTAGGTTACCTATAGATATCAAACATATAATAATGGAACTATT4800     AAGTAATAATGATTTACATTCTGTTATCACCAGCTGTTGTAACCCAGTAGTATAAAG4857     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:     CATCATGAGCTCATGATTGTGCTCGTAAC29     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:     AACAGCCGCTTGTGCGC17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:     CTTGGTATGAAGCTTAG17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:     GGTGACTTAAAGCTTGC17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:     TAATGATGCTATACATC17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:     CATCATGGTACCTTAGTGGACATGCACTTT30     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 4359 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:     ATGATTGTGCTCGTAACTTGCCTCTTGTTGTTATGTTCATACCACACAGTTTTGAGTACA60     ACAAATAATGAATGCATACAAGTTAACGTAACACAATTGGCTGGCAATGAAAACCTTATC120     AGAGATTTTCTGTTTAGTAACTTTAAAGAAGAAGGAAGTGTAGTTGTTGGTGGTTATTAC180     CCTACAGAGGTGTGGTACAACTGCTCTAGAACAGCTCGAACTACTGCCTTTCAGTATTTT240     AATAATATACATGCCTTTTATTTTGTTATGGAAGCCATGGAAAATAGCACTGGTAATGCA300     CGTGGTAAACCATTATTATTTCATGTGCATGGTGAGCCTGTTAGTGTTATTATATCGGCT360     TATAGGGATGATGTGCAACAAAGGCCCCTTTTAAAACATGGGTTAGTGTGCATAACTAAA420     AATCGCCATATTAACTATGAACAATTCACCTCCAACCAGTGGAATTCCACATGTACGGGT480     GCTGACAGAAAAATTCCTTTCTCTGTCATACCCACGGACAATGGAACAAAAATCTATGGT540     CTTGAGTGGAATGATGACTTTGTTACAGCTTATATTAGTGGTCGTTCTTATCACTTGAAC600     ATCAATACTAATTGGTTTAACAATGTCACACTTTTGTATTCACGCTCAAGCACTGCTACC660     TGGGAATACAGTGCTGCATATGCTTACCAAGGTGTTTCTAACTTCACTTATTACAAGTTA720     AATAACACCAATGGTCTAAAAACCTATGAATTATGTGAAGATTATGAACATTGCACTGGC780     TATGCTACCAATGTATTTGCTCCGACATCAGGTGGTTACATACCTGATGGATTTAGTTTT840     AACAATTGGTTCTTGCTTACAAATAGTTCCACTTTTGTTAGTGGCAGGTTTGTAACAAAT900     CAACCATTATTGATTAATTGCTTGTGGCCAGTGCCCAGTTTTGGTGTAGCAGCACAAGAA960     TTTTGTTTTGAAGGTGCACAGTTTAGCCAATGTAATGGTGTGTCTTTAAATAACACAGTG1020     GATGTTATTAGATTCAACCTTAATTTCACTGCAGATGTACAATCTGGTATGGGTGCTACA1080     GTATTTTCACTGAATACAACAGGTGGTGTCATTCTTGAAATTTCATGTTATAGTGACACA1140     GTGAGTGAGTCTAGTTCTTACAGTTATGGTGAAATCCCGTTCGGCATAACTGACGGACCA1200     CGATACTGTTATGTACTTTACAATGGCACAGCTCTTAAATATTTAGGAACATTACCACCC1260     AGTGTAAAGGAAATCGCTATTAGTAAGTGGGGCCATTTTTATATTAATGGTTACAATTTC1320     TTTAGCACATTTCCTATTGGTTGTATATCTTTTAATTTAACCACTGGTGTTAGTGGAGCT1380     TTTTGGACAATTGCTTACACATCGTATACTGAAGCATTAGTACAAGTTGAAAACACAGCT1440     ATTAAAAATGTGACGTATTGTAACAGTCACATTAATAACATTAAATGTTCTCAACTTACT1500     GCTAATTTGAATAATGGATTTTATCCTGTTGCTTCAAGTGAAGTAGGTTTCGTTAATAAG1560     AGTGTTGTGTTATTACCTAGCTTTTTCACATACACCGCTGTCAATATAACCATTGATCTT1620     GGTATGAAGCTTAGTGGTTATGGTCAACCCATAGCCTCGACACTAAGTAACATCACACTA1680     CCAATGCAGGATAACAATACTGATGTGTACTGTATTCGTTCTAACCAATTCTCAGTTTAT1740     GTTCATTCCACTTGCAAAAGTTCTTTATGGGACAATATTTTTAATCAAGACTGCACGGAT1800     GTTTTAGAGGCTACAGCTGTTATAAAAACTGGTACTTGTCCTTTCTCATTTGATAAATTG1860     AACAATTACTTGACTTTTAACAAGTTCTGTTTGTCGTTGAGTCCTGTTGGTGCTAATTGC1920     AAGTTTGATGTTGCTGCACGTACAAGAACCAATGAGCAGGTTGTTAGAAGTCTATATGTA1980     ATATATGAAGAAGGAGACAACATAGTGGGTGTACCGTCTGATAATAGCGGTCTGCACGAT2040     TTGTCTGTGCTACACCTAGACTCCTGTACAGATTACAATATATATGGTAGAACTGGTGTT2100     GGTATTATTAGACGAACTAACAGTACGCTACTTAGTGGCTTATATTACACATCACTATCA2160     GGTGATTTGTTAGGCTTTAAAAATGTTAGTGATGGTGTCATTTATTCTGTGACGCCATGT2220     GATGTAAGCGCACAAGCGGCTGTTATTGATGGTGCCATAGTTGGAGCTATGACTTCCATT2280     AACAGTGAACTGTTAGGTCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTTTATTACTACTCT2340     ATATATAATTACACAAGTGAGAGGACTCGTGGCACTGCAATTGACAGTAACGATGTTGAT2400     TGTGAACCTGTCATAACCTATTCTAATATAGGTGTTTGTAAAAATGGTGCTTTGGTTTTT2460     ATTAACGTCACACATTCTGACGGAGACGTGCAACCAATTAGCACTGGTAATGTCACGATA2520     CCTACAAATTTTACCATATCTGTGCAAGTTGAATACATGCAGGTTTACACTACACCAGTA2580     TCAATAGATTGTGCAAGATACGTTTGTAATGGTAACCCTAGATGTAACAAATTGTTAACA2640     CAATATGTGTCTGCATGTCAAACTATTGAACAAGCACTTGCAATGGGTGCCAGACTTGAA2700     AACATGGAGGTTGATTCCATGTTGTTTGTCTCGGAAAATGCCCTTAAATTGGCATCTGTT2760     GAGGCGTTCAATAGTACAGAAAATTTAGATCCTATTTACAAAGAATGGCCTAGCATAGGT2820     GGTTCTTGGCTAGGAGGTCTAAAAGATATACTACCGTCCCATAATAGCAAACGTAAGTAT2880     GGTTCTGCTATAGAAGATTTGCTTTTTGATAAAGTTGTAACATCTGGTTTAGGTACAGTT2940     GATGAAGATTATAAACGTTGTACTGGTGGTTACGACATAGCAGACTTGGTGTGTGCTCAA3000     TATTACAATGGCATCATGGTTCTACCAGGTGTAGCTAATGCTGACAAGATGACTATGTAC3060     ACAGCATCACTTGCAGGTGGTATAACATTAGGTGCACTTGGTGGTGGCGCCGTGGCTATA3120     CCTTTTGCAGTAGCAGTACAGGCTAGACTTAATTATGTTGCTCTACAAACTGATGTATTG3180     AATAAAAACCAACAGATCCTGGCTAATGCTTTCAATCAAGCTATTGGTAACATTACACAG3240     GCTTTTGGTAAGGTTAATGATGCTATACATCAAACATCACAAGGTCTTGCCACTGTTGCT3300     AAAGCGTTGGCAAAAGTGCAAGATGTTGTCAACACACAAGGGCAAGCTTTAAGTCACCTT3360     ACAGTACAATTGCAAAATAATTTTCAAGCCATTAGTAGTTCTATTAGTGATATTTATAAC3420     AGGCTTGACGAACTGAGTGCTGATGCACAAGTTGATAGGCTGATTACAGGTAGACTTACA3480     GCACTTAATGCATTTGTGTCTCAGACTCTAACCAGACAAGCAGAGGTTAGGGCTAGTAGA3540     CAACTTGCCAAAGACAAGGTTAATGAATGTGTTAGGTCTCAGTCTCAGAGATTCGGATTC3600     TGTGGTAATGGTACACATTTGTTTTCACTAGCAAATGCAGCACCAAATGGCATGATTTTC3660     TTTCATACAGTACTATTACCAACAGCTTATGAAACTGTAACAGCTTGGTCAGGTATTTGT3720     GCTTCAGATGGCGATCGCACTTTCGGACTTGTCGTTAAAGATGTGCAGTTGACGTTGTTT3780     CGTAATCTAGATGACAAGTTCTATTTGACCCCCAGAACTATGTATCAGCCTAGAGTTGCA3840     ACTAGTTCTGATTTTGTTCAAATTGAAGGGTGTGATGTGTTGTTTGTCAACGCGACTGTA3900     ATTGATTTGCCTAGTATTATACCTGACTATATTGACATTAATCAAACTGTTCAAGACATA3960     TTAGAAAATTACAGACCAAACTGGACTGTACCTGAATTTACACTTGATATTTTCAACGCA4020     ACCTATTTAAATCTGACTGGTGAAATTGATGACTTAGAGTTTAGGTCAGAAAAGCTACAT4080     AACACTACAGTAGAACTTGCCATTCTCATTGATAACATTAATAATACATTAGTCAATCTT4140     GAATGGCTCAATAGAATTGAAACTTATGTAAAATGGCCTTGGTATGTGTGGCTACTGATA4200     GGTTTAGTAGTAGTATTTTGCATACCATTACTGCTATTTTGCTGTTTTAGCACAGGTTGT4260     TGTGGATGCATAGGTTGTTTAGGAAGTTGTTGTCACTCTATATGTAGTAGAAGACAATTT4320     GAAAATTATGAACCAATTGAAAAAGTGCATGTCCACTAA4359     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 137 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:     CATTAGACTCTGTGACGCCATGTGATGTAAGCGCACAAGCGGCTGTTATCGATGGTGCCA60     TAGTTGGAGCTATGACTTCCATTAACAGTGAACTGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGA120     CACCTAATTTCTATTAC137     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 128 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:     CATTAGACTGTAAACCTGCATGTATTCAACTTGCACAGATATTGTAAAATTTGTAGGTAT60     CGTGACATTACCAGTGCTAATTGGTTGCACGTCTCCGTCAGAATGTGTGACGTTAATAAA120     TACCAAAG128     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:     GTGAACTGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTCTATTAC50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 129 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:     TTCTTTATTCTATACTTAAAAAGTGAAAATAAATACAAAGGTTCTTGAGGGTTGTGTTAA60     ATTGAAAGCGAGAAAAAAAATAATCATAAATTATTTCATTATCGCGATATCCGTTAAGTT120     TGTATCGTA129     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:     CTTGTATGCATTCATTATTTG21     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 50 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:     TCCGAGCTCGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGATTGTGCTCGTAAC50     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 21 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:     TCACTGCAGATGTACAATCTG21     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 119 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:     CAGTATACGATGTGTAAGCAATTGTCCAAAAAGCTCCACTAACACCAGTGGTTAAATTAA60     AAGATATACAACCAATAGGAAATGTGCTAAAGAAATTGTAACCATTAATATAGAAATGG119     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 6144 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:     GAGCTCGCGGCCGCCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTTAGGTGTAGATAGTATAGATATTAC60     TACAAAGGTATTCATATTTCCTATCAATTCTAAAGTAGATGATATTAATAACTCAAAGAT120     GATGATAGTAGATAATAGATACGCTCATATAATGACTGCAAATTTGGACGGTTCACATTT180     TAATCATCACGCGTTCATAAGTTTCAACTGCATAGATCAAAATCTCACTAAAAAGATAGC240     CGATGTATTTGAGAGAGATTGGACATCTAACTACGCTAAAGAAATTACAGTTATAAATAA300     TACATAATGGATTTTGTTATCATCAGTTATATTTAACATAAGTACAATAAAAAGTATTAA360     ATAAAAATACTTACTTACGAAAAAATGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAACCCTTAATTAATTAG420     TTATTAGACAAGGTGAAAACGAAACTATTTGTAGCTTAATTAATTAGAGCTTCTTTATTC480     TATACTTAAAAAGTGAAAATAAATACAAAGGTTCTTGAGGGTTGTGTTAAATTGAAAGCG540     AGAAATAATCATAAATTATTTCATTATCGATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGATTGTGC600     TCGTAACTTGCCTCTTGTTGTTATGTTCATACCACACAGTTTTGAGTACAACAAATAATG660     AATGCATACAAGTTAACGTAACACAATTGGCTGGCAATGAAAACCTTATCAGAGATTTTC720     TGTTTAGTAACTTTAAAGAAGAAGGAAGTGTAGTTGTTGGTGGTTATTACCCTACAGAGG780     TGTGGTACAACTGCTCTAGAACAGCTCGAACTACTGCCTTTCAGTATTTTAATAATATAC840     ATGCCTTTTATTTTGTTATGGAAGCCATGGAAAATAGCACTGGTAATGCACGTGGTAAAC900     CATTATTATTTCATGTGCATGGTGAGCCTGTTAGTGTTATTATATCGGCTTATAGGGATG960     ATGTGCAACAAAGGCCCCTTTTAAAACATGGGTTAGTGTGCATAACTAAAAATCGCCATA1020     TTAACTATGAACAATTCACCTCCAACCAGTGGAATTCCACATGTACGGGTGCTGACAGAA1080     AAATTCCTTTCTCTGTCATACCCACGGACAATGGAACAAAAATCTATGGTCTTGAGTGGA1140     ATGATGACTTTGTTACAGCTTATATTAGTGGTCGTTCTTATCACTTGAACATCAATACTA1200     ATTGGTTTAACAATGTCACACTTTTGTATTCACGCTCAAGCACTGCTACCTGGGAATACA1260     GTGCTGCATATGCTTACCAAGGTGTTTCTAACTTCACTTATTACAAGTTAAATAACACCA1320     ATGGTCTAAAAACCTATGAATTATGTGAAGATTATGAACATTGCACTGGCTATGCTACCA1380     ATGTATTTGCTCCGACATCAGGTGGTTACATACCTGATGGATTTAGTTTTAACAATTGGT1440     TCTTGCTTACAAATAGTTCCACTTTTGTTAGTGGCAGGTTTGTAACAAATCAACCATTAT1500     TGATTAATTGCTTGTGGCCAGTGCCCAGTTTTGGTGTAGCAGCACAAGAATTTTGTTTTG1560     AAGGTGCACAGTTTAGCCAATGTAATGGTGTGTCTTTAAATAACACAGTGGATGTTATTA1620     GATTCAACCTTAATTTCACTGCAGATGTACAATCTGGTATGGGTGCTACAGTATTTTCAC1680     TGAATACAACAGGTGGTGTCATTCTTGAAATTTCATGTTATAGTGACACAGTGAGTGAGT1740     CTAGTTCTTACAGTTATGGTGAAATCCCGTTCGGCATAACTGACGGACCACGATACTGTT1800     ATGTACTTTACAATGGCACAGCTCTTAAATATTTAGGAACATTACCACCCAGTGTAAAGG1860     AAATCGCTATTAGTAAGTGGGGCCATTTCTATATTAATGGTTACAATTTCTTTAGCACAT1920     TTCCTATTGGTTGTATATCTTTTAATTTAACCACTGGTGTTAGTGGAGCTTTTTGGACAA1980     TTGCTTACACATCGTATACTGAAGCATTAGTACAAGTTGAAAACACAGCTATTAAAAATG2040     TGACGTATTGTAACAGTCACATTAATAACATTAAATGTTCTCAACTTACTGCTAATTTGA2100     ATAATGGATTTTATCCTGTTGCTTCAAGTGAAGTAGGTTTCGTTAATAAGAGTGTTGTGT2160     TATTACCTAGCTTTTTCACATACACCGCTGTCAATATAACCATTGATCTTGGTATGAAGC2220     TTAGTGGTTATGGTCAACCCATAGCCTCGACACTAAGTAACATCACACTACCAATGCAGG2280     ATAACAATACTGATGTGTACTGTATTCGTTCTAACCAATTCTCAGTTTATGTTCATTCCA2340     CTTGCAAAAGTTCTTTATGGGACAATATTTTTAATCAAGACTGCACGGATGTTTTAGAGG2400     CTACAGCTGTTATAAAAACTGGTACTTGTCCTTTCTCATTTGATAAATTGAACAATTACT2460     TGACTTTTAACAAGTTCTGTTTGTCGTTGAGTCCTGTTGGTGCTAATTGCAAGTTTGATG2520     TTGCTGCACGTACAAGAACCAATGAGCAGGTTGTTAGAAGTCTATATGTAATATATGAAG2580     AAGGAGACAACATAGTGGGTGTACCGTCTGATAATAGCGGTCTGCACGATTTGTCTGTGC2640     TACACCTAGACTCCTGTACAGATTACAATATATATGGTAGAACTGGTGTTGGTATTATTA2700     GACGAACTAACAGTACGCTACTTAGTGGCTTATATTACACATCACTATCAGGTGATTTGT2760     TAGGCTTTAAAAATGTTAGTGATGGTGTCATTTATTCTGTGACGCCATGTGATGTAAGCG2820     CACAAGCGGCTGTTATCGATGGTGCCATAGTTGGAGCTATGACTTCCATTAACAGTGAAC2880     TGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTCTATTACTACTCTATATATAATT2940     ACACAAGTGAGAGGACTCGTGGCACTGCAATTGACAGTAACGATGTTGATTGTGAACCTG3000     TCATAACCTATTCTAATATAGGTGTTTGTAAAAATGGTGCTTTGGTATTTATTAACGTCA3060     CACATTCTGACGGAGACGTGCAACCAATTAGCACTGGTAATGTCACGATACCTACAAATT3120     TTACCATATCTGTGCAAGTTGAATACATGCAGGTTTACACTACACCAGTATCAATAGATT3180     GTGCAAGATACGTTTGTAATGGTAACCCTAGATGTAACAAATTGTTAACACAATATGTGT3240     CTGCATGTCAAACTATTGAACAAGCACTTGCAATGGGTGCCAGACTTGAAAACATGGAGG3300     TTGATTCCATGTTGTTTGTCTCGGAAAATGCCCTTAAATTGGCATCTGTTGAGGCGTTCA3360     ATAGTACAGAAAATTTAGATCCTATTTACAAAGAATGGCCTAGCATAGGTGGTTCTTGGC3420     TAGGAGGTCTAAAAGATATACTACCGTCCCATAATAGCAAACGTAAGTATGGTTCTGCTA3480     TAGAAGATTTGCTTTTTGATAAAGTTGTAACATCTGGTTTAGGTACAGTTGATGAAGATT3540     ATAAACGTTGTACTGGTGGTTACGACATAGCAGACTTGGTGTGTGCTCAATATTACAATG3600     GCATCATGGTTCTACCAGGTGTAGCTAATGCTGACAAGATGACTATGTACACAGCATCAC3660     TTGCAGGTGGTATAACATTAGGTGCACTTGGTGGTGGCGCCGTGGCTATACCTTTTGCAG3720     TAGCAGTACAGGCTAGACTTAATTATGTTGCTCTACAAACTGATGTATTGAATAAAAACC3780     AACAGATCCTGGCTAATGCTTTCAATCAAGCTATTGGTAACATTACACAGGCTTTTGGTA3840     AGGTTAATGATGCTATACATCAAACATCACAAGGTCTTGCCACTGTTGCTAAAGCGTTGG3900     CAAAAGTGCAAGATGTTGTCAACACACAAGGGCAAGCTTTAAGTCACCTTACAGTACAAT3960     TGCAAAATAATTTTCAAGCCATTAGTAGTTCTATTAGTGATATTTATAACAGGCTTGACG4020     AACTGAGTGCTGATGCACAAGTTGATAGGCTGATTACAGGTAGACTTACAGCACTTAATG4080     CATTTGTGTCTCAGACTCTAACCAGACAAGCAGAGGTTAGGGCTAGTAGACAACTTGCCA4140     AAGACAAGGTTAATGAATGTGTTAGGTCTCAGTCTCAGAGATTCGGATTCTGTGGTAATG4200     GTACACATTTGTTTTCACTAGCAAATGCAGCACCAAATGGCATGATTTTCTTTCATACAG4260     TACTATTACCAACAGCTTATGAAACTGTAACAGCTTGGTCAGGTATTTGTGCTTCAGATG4320     GCGATCGCACTTTCGGACTTGTCGTTAAAGATGTGCAGTTGACGTTGTTTCGTAATCTAG4380     ATGACAAGTTCTATTTGACCCCCAGAACTATGTATCAGCCTAGAGTTGCAACTAGTTCTG4440     ATTTTGTTCAAATTGAAGGGTGTGATGTGTTGTTTGTCAACGCGACTGTAATTGATTTGC4500     CTAGTATTATACCTGACTATATTGACATTAATCAAACTGTTCAAGACATATTAGAAAATT4560     ACAGACCAAACTGGACTGTACCTGAATTTACACTTGATATTTTCAACGCAACCTATTTAA4620     ATCTGACTGGTGAAATTGATGACTTAGAGTTTAGGTCAGAAAAGCTACATAACACTACAG4680     TAGAACTTGCCATTCTCATTGATAACATTAATAATACATTAGTCAATCTTGAATGGCTCA4740     ATAGAATTGAAACTTATGTAAAATGGCCTTGGTATGTGTGGCTACTGATAGGTTTAGTAG4800     TAGTATTTTGCATACCATTACTGCTATTTTGCTGTTTTAGCACAGGTTGTTGTGGATGCA4860     TAGGTTGTTTAGGAAGTTGTTGTCACTCTATATGTAGTAGAAGACAATTTGAAAATTATG4920     AACCAATTGAAAAAGTGCATGTCCACAAGGTACAATTCTTTTTATTGATTAACTAGTCAA4980     ATGAGTATATATAATTGAAAAAGTAAAATATAAATCATATAATAATGAAACGAAATATCA5040     GTAATAGACAGGAACTGGCAGATTCTTCTTCTAATGAAGTAAGTACTGCTAAATCTCCAA5100     AATTAGATAAAAATGATACAGCAAATACAGCTTCATTCAACGAATTACCTTTTAATTTTT5160     TCAGACACACCTTATTACAAACTAACTAAGTCAGATGATGAGAAAGTAAATATAAATTTA5220     ACTTATGGGTATAATATAATAAAGATTCATGATATTAATAATTTACTTAACGATGTTAAT5280     AGACTTATTCCATCAACCCCTTCAAACCTTTCTGGATATTATAAAATACCAGTTAATGAT5340     ATTAAAATAGATTGTTTAAGAGATGTAAATAATTATTTGGAGGTAAAGGATATAAAATTA5400     GTCTATCTTTCACATGGAAATGAATTACCTAATATTAATAATTATGATAGGAATTTTTTA5460     GGATTTACAGCTGTTATATGTATCAACAATACAGGCAGATCTATGGTTATGGTAAAACAC5520     TGTAACGGGAAGCAGCATTCTATGGTAACTGGCCTATGTTTAATAGCCAGATCATTTTAC5580     TCTATAAACATTTTACCACAAATAATAGGATCCTCTAGATATTTAATATTATATCTAACA5640     ACAACAAAAAAATTTAACGATGTATGGCCAGAAGTATTTTCTACTAATAAAGATAAAGAT5700     AGTCTATCTTATCTACAAGATATGAAAGAAGATAATCATTTAGTAGTAGCTACTAATATG5760     GAAAGAAATGTATACAAAAACGTGGAAGCTTTTATATTAAATAGCATATTACTAGAAGAT5820     TTAAAATCTAGACTTAGTATAACAAAACAGTTAAATGCCAATATCGATTCTATATTTCAT5880     CATAACAGTAGTACATTAATCAGTGATATACTGAAACGATCTACAGACTCAACTATGCAA5940     GGAATAAGCAATATGCCAATTATGTCTAATATTTTAACTTTAGAACTAAAACGTTCTACC6000     AATACTAAAAATAGGATACGTGATAGGCTGTTAAAAGCTGCAATAAATAGTAAGGATGTA6060     GAAGAAATACTTTGTTCTATACCTTCGGAGGAAAGAACTTTAGAACAACTTAAGTTTAAT6120     CAAACTTGTATTTATGAAGGTACC6144     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 19 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:     GCTATTTTCCATGGCTTCC19     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:     TCCGAGCTCGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGACAACAAATAATGAATGC54     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 6090 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:     GAGCTCGCGGCCGCCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTTAGGTGTAGATAGTATAGATATTAC60     TACAAAGGTATTCATATTTCCTATCAATTCTAAAGTAGATGATATTAATAACTCAAAGAT120     GATGATAGTAGATAATAGATACGCTCATATAATGACTGCAAATTTGGACGGTTCACATTT180     TAATCATCACGCGTTCATAAGTTTCAACTGCATAGATCAAAATCTCACTAAAAAGATAGC240     CGATGTATTTGAGAGAGATTGGACATCTAACTACGCTAAAGAAATTACAGTTATAAATAA300     TACATAATGGATTTTGTTATCATCAGTTATATTTAACATAAGTACAATAAAAAGTATTAA360     ATAAAAATACTTACTTACGAAAAAATGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAACCCTTAATTAATTAG420     TTATTAGACAAGGTGAAAACGAAACTATTTGTAGCTTAATTAATTAGAGCTTCTTTATTC480     TATACTTAAAAAGTGAAAATAAATACAAAGGTTCTTGAGGGTTGTGTTAAATTGAAAGCG540     AGAAATAATCATAAATTATTTCATTATCGATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGACAACAA600     ATAATGAATGCATACAAGTTAACGTAACACAATTGGCTGGCAATGAAAACCTTATCAGAG660     ATTTTCTGTTTAGTAACTTTAAAGAAGAAGGAAGTGTAGTTGTTGGTGGTTATTACCCTA720     CAGAGGTGTGGTACAACTGCTCTAGAACAGCTCGAACTACTGCCTTTCAGTATTTTAATA780     ATATACATGCCTTTTATTTTGTTATGGAAGCCATGGAAAATAGCACTGGTAATGCACGTG840     GTAAACCATTATTATTTCATGTGCATGGTGAGCCTGTTAGTGTTATTATATCGGCTTATA900     GGGATGATGTGCAACAAAGGCCCCTTTTAAAACATGGGTTAGTGTGCATAACTAAAAATC960     GCCATATTAACTATGAACAATTCACCTCCAACCAGTGGAATTCCACATGTACGGGTGCTG1020     ACAGAAAAATTCCTTTCTCTGTCATACCCACGGACAATGGAACAAAAATCTATGGTCTTG1080     AGTGGAATGATGACTTTGTTACAGCTTATATTAGTGGTCGTTCTTATCACTTGAACATCA1140     ATACTAATTGGTTTAACAATGTCACACTTTTGTATTCACGCTCAAGCACTGCTACCTGGG1200     AATACAGTGCTGCATATGCTTACCAAGGTGTTTCTAACTTCACTTATTACAAGTTAAATA1260     ACACCAATGGTCTAAAAACCTATGAATTATGTGAAGATTATGAACATTGCACTGGCTATG1320     CTACCAATGTATTTGCTCCGACATCAGGTGGTTACATACCTGATGGATTTAGTTTTAACA1380     ATTGGTTCTTGCTTACAAATAGTTCCACTTTTGTTAGTGGCAGGTTTGTAACAAATCAAC1440     CATTATTGATTAATTGCTTGTGGCCAGTGCCCAGTTTTGGTGTAGCAGCACAAGAATTTT1500     GTTTTGAAGGTGCACAGTTTAGCCAATGTAATGGTGTGTCTTTAAATAACACAGTGGATG1560     TTATTAGATTCAACCTTAATTTCACTGCAGATGTACAATCTGGTATGGGTGCTACAGTAT1620     TTTCACTGAATACAACAGGTGGTGTCATTCTTGAAATTTCATGTTATAGTGACACAGTGA1680     GTGAGTCTAGTTCTTACAGTTATGGTGAAATCCCGTTCGGCATAACTGACGGACCACGAT1740     ACTGTTATGTACTTTACAATGGCACAGCTCTTAAATATTTAGGAACATTACCACCCAGTG1800     TAAAGGAAATCGCTATTAGTAAGTGGGGCCATTTCTATATTAATGGTTACAATTTCTTTA1860     GCACATTTCCTATTGGTTGTATATCTTTTAATTTAACCACTGGTGTTAGTGGAGCTTTTT1920     GGACAATTGCTTACACATCGTATACTGAAGCATTAGTACAAGTTGAAAACACAGCTATTA1980     AAAATGTGACGTATTGTAACAGTCACATTAATAACATTAAATGTTCTCAACTTACTGCTA2040     ATTTGAATAATGGATTTTATCCTGTTGCTTCAAGTGAAGTAGGTTTCGTTAATAAGAGTG2100     TTGTGTTATTACCTAGCTTTTTCACATACACCGCTGTCAATATAACCATTGATCTTGGTA2160     TGAAGCTTAGTGGTTATGGTCAACCCATAGCCTCGACACTAAGTAACATCACACTACCAA2220     TGCAGGATAACAATACTGATGTGTACTGTATTCGTTCTAACCAATTCTCAGTTTATGTTC2280     ATTCCACTTGCAAAAGTTCTTTATGGGACAATATTTTTAATCAAGACTGCACGGATGTTT2340     TAGAGGCTACAGCTGTTATAAAAACTGGTACTTGTCCTTTCTCATTTGATAAATTGAACA2400     ATTACTTGACTTTTAACAAGTTCTGTTTGTCGTTGAGTCCTGTTGGTGCTAATTGCAAGT2460     TTGATGTTGCTGCACGTACAAGAACCAATGAGCAGGTTGTTAGAAGTCTATATGTAATAT2520     ATGAAGAAGGAGACAACATAGTGGGTGTACCGTCTGATAATAGCGGTCTGCACGATTTGT2580     CTGTGCTACACCTAGACTCCTGTACAGATTACAATATATATGGTAGAACTGGTGTTGGTA2640     TTATTAGACGAACTAACAGTACGCTACTTAGTGGCTTATATTACACATCACTATCAGGTG2700     ATTTGTTAGGCTTTAAAAATGTTAGTGATGGTGTCATTTATTCTGTGACGCCATGTGATG2760     TAAGCGCACAAGCGGCTGTTATCGATGGTGCCATAGTTGGAGCTATGACTTCCATTAACA2820     GTGAACTGTTAGGCCTAACACATTGGACAACGACACCTAATTTCTATTACTACTCTATAT2880     ATAATTACACAAGTGAGAGGACTCGTGGCACTGCAATTGACAGTAACGATGTTGATTGTG2940     AACCTGTCATAACCTATTCTAATATAGGTGTTTGTAAAAATGGTGCTTTGGTATTTATTA3000     ACGTCACACATTCTGACGGAGACGTGCAACCAATTAGCACTGGTAATGTCACGATACCTA3060     CAAATTTTACCATATCTGTGCAAGTTGAATACATGCAGGTTTACACTACACCAGTATCAA3120     TAGATTGTGCAAGATACGTTTGTAATGGTAACCCTAGATGTAACAAATTGTTAACACAAT3180     ATGTGTCTGCATGTCAAACTATTGAACAAGCACTTGCAATGGGTGCCAGACTTGAAAACA3240     TGGAGGTTGATTCCATGTTGTTTGTCTCGGAAAATGCCCTTAAATTGGCATCTGTTGAGG3300     CGTTCAATAGTACAGAAAATTTAGATCCTATTTACAAAGAATGGCCTAGCATAGGTGGTT3360     CTTGGCTAGGAGGTCTAAAAGATATACTACCGTCCCATAATAGCAAACGTAAGTATGGTT3420     CTGCTATAGAAGATTTGCTTTTTGATAAAGTTGTAACATCTGGTTTAGGTACAGTTGATG3480     AAGATTATAAACGTTGTACTGGTGGTTACGACATAGCAGACTTGGTGTGTGCTCAATATT3540     ACAATGGCATCATGGTTCTACCAGGTGTAGCTAATGCTGACAAGATGACTATGTACACAG3600     CATCACTTGCAGGTGGTATAACATTAGGTGCACTTGGTGGTGGCGCCGTGGCTATACCTT3660     TTGCAGTAGCAGTACAGGCTAGACTTAATTATGTTGCTCTACAAACTGATGTATTGAATA3720     AAAACCAACAGATCCTGGCTAATGCTTTCAATCAAGCTATTGGTAACATTACACAGGCTT3780     TTGGTAAGGTTAATGATGCTATACATCAAACATCACAAGGTCTTGCCACTGTTGCTAAAG3840     CGTTGGCAAAAGTGCAAGATGTTGTCAACACACAAGGGCAAGCTTTAAGTCACCTTACAG3900     TACAATTGCAAAATAATTTTCAAGCCATTAGTAGTTCTATTAGTGATATTTATAACAGGC3960     TTGACGAACTGAGTGCTGATGCACAAGTTGATAGGCTGATTACAGGTAGACTTACAGCAC4020     TTAATGCATTTGTGTCTCAGACTCTAACCAGACAAGCAGAGGTTAGGGCTAGTAGACAAC4080     TTGCCAAAGACAAGGTTAATGAATGTGTTAGGTCTCAGTCTCAGAGATTCGGATTCTGTG4140     GTAATGGTACACATTTGTTTTCACTAGCAAATGCAGCACCAAATGGCATGATTTTCTTTC4200     ATACAGTACTATTACCAACAGCTTATGAAACTGTAACAGCTTGGTCAGGTATTTGTGCTT4260     CAGATGGCGATCGCACTTTCGGACTTGTCGTTAAAGATGTGCAGTTGACGTTGTTTCGTA4320     ATCTAGATGACAAGTTCTATTTGACCCCCAGAACTATGTATCAGCCTAGAGTTGCAACTA4380     GTTCTGATTTTGTTCAAATTGAAGGGTGTGATGTGTTGTTTGTCAACGCGACTGTAATTG4440     ATTTGCCTAGTATTATACCTGACTATATTGACATTAATCAAACTGTTCAAGACATATTAG4500     AAAATTACAGACCAAACTGGACTGTACCTGAATTTACACTTGATATTTTCAACGCAACCT4560     ATTTAAATCTGACTGGTGAAATTGATGACTTAGAGTTTAGGTCAGAAAAGCTACATAACA4620     CTACAGTAGAACTTGCCATTCTCATTGATAACATTAATAATACATTAGTCAATCTTGAAT4680     GGCTCAATAGAATTGAAACTTATGTAAAATGGCCTTGGTATGTGTGGCTACTGATAGGTT4740     TAGTAGTAGTATTTTGCATACCATTACTGCTATTTTGCTGTTTTAGCACAGGTTGTTGTG4800     GATGCATAGGTTGTTTAGGAAGTTGTTGTCACTCTATATGTAGTAGAAGACAATTTGAAA4860     ATTATGAACCAATTGAAAAAGTGCATGTCCACAAGGTACAATTCTTTTTATTGATTAACT4920     AGTCAAATGAGTATATATAATTGAAAAAGTAAAATATAAATCATATAATAATGAAACGAA4980     ATATCAGTAATAGACAGGAACTGGCAGATTCTTCTTCTAATGAAGTAAGTACTGCTAAAT5040     CTCCAAAATTAGATAAAAATGATACAGCAAATACAGCTTCATTCAACGAATTACCTTTTA5100     ATTTTTTCAGACACACCTTATTACAAACTAACTAAGTCAGATGATGAGAAAGTAAATATA5160     AATTTAACTTATGGGTATAATATAATAAAGATTCATGATATTAATAATTTACTTAACGAT5220     GTTAATAGACTTATTCCATCAACCCCTTCAAACCTTTCTGGATATTATAAAATACCAGTT5280     AATGATATTAAAATAGATTGTTTAAGAGATGTAAATAATTATTTGGAGGTAAAGGATATA5340     AAATTAGTCTATCTTTCACATGGAAATGAATTACCTAATATTAATAATTATGATAGGAAT5400     TTTTTAGGATTTACAGCTGTTATATGTATCAACAATACAGGCAGATCTATGGTTATGGTA5460     AAACACTGTAACGGGAAGCAGCATTCTATGGTAACTGGCCTATGTTTAATAGCCAGATCA5520     TTTTACTCTATAAACATTTTACCACAAATAATAGGATCCTCTAGATATTTAATATTATAT5580     CTAACAACAACAAAAAAATTTAACGATGTATGGCCAGAAGTATTTTCTACTAATAAAGAT5640     AAAGATAGTCTATCTTATCTACAAGATATGAAAGAAGATAATCATTTAGTAGTAGCTACT5700     AATATGGAAAGAAATGTATACAAAAACGTGGAAGCTTTTATATTAAATAGCATATTACTA5760     GAAGATTTAAAATCTAGACTTAGTATAACAAAACAGTTAAATGCCAATATCGATTCTATA5820     TTTCATCATAACAGTAGTACATTAATCAGTGATATACTGAAACGATCTACAGACTCAACT5880     ATGCAAGGAATAAGCAATATGCCAATTATGTCTAATATTTTAACTTTAGAACTAAAACGT5940     TCTACCAATACTAAAAATAGGATACGTGATAGGCTGTTAAAAGCTGCAATAAATAGTAAG6000     GATGTAGAAGAAATACTTTGTTCTATACCTTCGGAGGAAAGAACTTTAGAACAACTTAAG6060     TTTAATCAAACTTGTATTTATGAAGGTACC6090     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:     CATTAGCATGATATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGGGTAACCCTGAGTAGCAT54     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 54 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:     ATGCTACTCAGGGTTACCCATTACGATACAAACTTAACGGATATCATGCTAATG54     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3537 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:     GAGCTCGCGGCCGCCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTTAGGTGTAGATAGTATAGATATTAC60     TACAAAGGTATTCATATTTCCTATCAATTCTAAAGTAGATGATATTAATAACTCAAAGAT120     GATGATAGTAGATAATAGATACGCTCATATAATGACTGCAAATTTGGACGGTTCACATTT180     TAATCATCACGCGTTCATAAGTTTCAACTGCATAGATCAAAATCTCACTAAAAAGATAGC240     CGATGTATTTGAGAGAGATTGGACATCTAACTACGCTAAAGAAATTACAGTTATAAATAA300     TACATAATGGATTTTGTTATCATCAGTTATATTTAACATAAGTACAATAAAAAGTATTAA360     ATAAAAATACTTACTTACGAAAAAATGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAACCCTTAATTAATTAG420     TTATTAGACAAGGTGAAAACGAAACTATTTGTAGCTTAATTAATTAGAGCTTCTTTATTC480     TATACTTAAAAAGTGAAAATAAATACAAAGGTTCTTGAGGGTTGTGTTAAATTGAAAGCG540     AGAAATAATCATAAATTATTTCATTATCGATCCGTTAAGTTTGTATCGTAATGGGTAACC600     CTAGATGTAACAAATTGTTAACACAATATGTGTCTGCATGTCAAACTATTGAACAAGCAC660     TTGCAATGGGTGCCAGACTTGAAAACATGGAGGTTGATTCCATGTTGTTTGTCTCGGAAA720     ATGCCCTTAAATTGGCATCTGTTGAGGCGTTCAATAGTACAGAAAATTTAGATCCTATTT780     ACAAAGAATGGCCTAGCATAGGTGGTTCTTGGCTAGGAGGTCTAAAAGATATACTACCGT840     CCCATAATAGCAAACGTAAGTATGGTTCTGCTATAGAAGATTTGCTTTTTGATAAAGTTG900     TAACATCTGGTTTAGGTACAGTTGATGAAGATTATAAACGTTGTACTGGTGGTTACGACA960     TAGCAGACTTGGTGTGTGCTCAATATTACAATGGCATCATGGTTCTACCAGGTGTAGCTA1020     ATGCTGACAAGATGACTATGTACACAGCATCACTTGCAGGTGGTATAACATTAGGTGCAC1080     TTGGTGGTGGCGCCGTGGCTATACCTTTTGCAGTAGCAGTACAGGCTAGACTTAATTATG1140     TTGCTCTACAAACTGATGTATTGAATAAAAACCAACAGATCCTGGCTAATGCTTTCAATC1200     AAGCTATTGGTAACATTACACAGGCTTTTGGTAAGGTTAATGATGCTATACATCAAACAT1260     CACAAGGTCTTGCCACTGTTGCTAAAGCGTTGGCAAAAGTGCAAGATGTTGTCAACACAC1320     AAGGGCAAGCTTTAAGTCACCTTACAGTACAATTGCAAAATAATTTTCAAGCCATTAGTA1380     GTTCTATTAGTGATATTTATAACAGGCTTGACGAACTGAGTGCTGATGCACAAGTTGATA1440     GGCTGATTACAGGTAGACTTACAGCACTTAATGCATTTGTGTCTCAGACTCTAACCAGAC1500     AAGCAGAGGTTAGGGCTAGTAGACAACTTGCCAAAGACAAGGTTAATGAATGTGTTAGGT1560     CTCAGTCTCAGAGATTCGGATTCTGTGGTAATGGTACACATTTGTTTTCACTAGCAAATG1620     CAGCACCAAATGGCATGATTTTCTTTCATACAGTACTATTACCAACAGCTTATGAAACTG1680     TAACAGCTTGGTCAGGTATTTGTGCTTCAGATGGCGATCGCACTTTCGGACTTGTCGTTA1740     AAGATGTGCAGTTGACGTTGTTTCGTAATCTAGATGACAAGTTCTATTTGACCCCCAGAA1800     CTATGTATCAGCCTAGAGTTGCAACTAGTTCTGATTTTGTTCAAATTGAAGGGTGTGATG1860     TGTTGTTTGTCAACGCGACTGTAATTGATTTGCCTAGTATTATACCTGACTATATTGACA1920     TTAATCAAACTGTTCAAGACATATTAGAAAATTACAGACCAAACTGGACTGTACCTGAAT1980     TTACACTTGATATTTTCAACGCAACCTATTTAAATCTGACTGGTGAAATTGATGACTTAG2040     AGTTTAGGTCAGAAAAGCTACATAACACTACAGTAGAACTTGCCATTCTCATTGATAACA2100     TTAATAATACATTAGTCAATCTTGAATGGCTCAATAGAATTGAAACTTATGTAAAATGGC2160     CTTGGTATGTGTGGCTACTGATAGGTTTAGTAGTAGTATTTTGCATACCATTACTGCTAT2220     TTTGCTGTTTTAGCACAGGTTGTTGTGGATGCATAGGTTGTTTAGGAAGTTGTTGTCACT2280     CTATATGTAGTAGAAGACAATTTGAAAATTATGAACCAATTGAAAAAGTGCATGTCCACA2340     AGGTACAATTCTTTTTATTGATTAACTAGTCAAATGAGTATATATAATTGAAAAAGTAAA2400     ATATAAATCATATAATAATGAAACGAAATATCAGTAATAGACAGGAACTGGCAGATTCTT2460     CTTCTAATGAAGTAAGTACTGCTAAATCTCCAAAATTAGATAAAAATGATACAGCAAATA2520     CAGCTTCATTCAACGAATTACCTTTTAATTTTTTCAGACACACCTTATTACAAACTAACT2580     AAGTCAGATGATGAGAAAGTAAATATAAATTTAACTTATGGGTATAATATAATAAAGATT2640     CATGATATTAATAATTTACTTAACGATGTTAATAGACTTATTCCATCAACCCCTTCAAAC2700     CTTTCTGGATATTATAAAATACCAGTTAATGATATTAAAATAGATTGTTTAAGAGATGTA2760     AATAATTATTTGGAGGTAAAGGATATAAAATTAGTCTATCTTTCACATGGAAATGAATTA2820     CCTAATATTAATAATTATGATAGGAATTTTTTAGGATTTACAGCTGTTATATGTATCAAC2880     AATACAGGCAGATCTATGGTTATGGTAAAACACTGTAACGGGAAGCAGCATTCTATGGTA2940     ACTGGCCTATGTTTAATAGCCAGATCATTTTACTCTATAAACATTTTACCACAAATAATA3000     GGATCCTCTAGATATTTAATATTATATCTAACAACAACAAAAAAATTTAACGATGTATGG3060     CCAGAAGTATTTTCTACTAATAAAGATAAAGATAGTCTATCTTATCTACAAGATATGAAA3120     GAAGATAATCATTTAGTAGTAGCTACTAATATGGAAAGAAATGTATACAAAAACGTGGAA3180     GCTTTTATATTAAATAGCATATTACTAGAAGATTTAAAATCTAGACTTAGTATAACAAAA3240     CAGTTAAATGCCAATATCGATTCTATATTTCATCATAACAGTAGTACATTAATCAGTGAT3300     ATACTGAAACGATCTACAGACTCAACTATGCAAGGAATAAGCAATATGCCAATTATGTCT3360     AATATTTTAACTTTAGAACTAAAACGTTCTACCAATACTAAAAATAGGATACGTGATAGG3420     CTGTTAAAAGCTGCAATAAATAGTAAGGATGTAGAAGAAATACTTTGTTCTATACCTTCG3480     GAGGAAAGAACTTTAGAACAACTTAAGTTTAATCAAACTTGTATTTATGAAGGTACC3537     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 7351 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:     AGATATTTGTTAGCTTCTGCCGGAGATACCGTGAAAATCTATTTTCTGGAAGGAAAGGGA60     GGTCTTATCTATTCTGTCAGCAGAGTAGGTTCCTCTAATGACGAAGACAATAGTGAATAC120     TTGCATGAAGGTCACTGTGTAGAGTTCAAAACTGATCATCAGTGTTTGATAACTCTAGCG180     TGTACGAGTCCTTCTAACACTGTGGTTTATTGGCTGGAATAAAAGGATAAAGACACCTAT240     ACTGATTCATTTTCATCTGTCAACGTTTCTCTAAGAGATTCATAGGTATTATTATTACAT300     CGATCTAGAAGTCTAATAACTGCTAAGTATATTATTGGATTTAACGCGCTATAAACGCAT360     CCAAAACCTACAAATATAGGAGAAGCTTCTCTTATGAAACTTCTTAAAGCTTTACTCTTA420     CTATTACTACTCAAAAGAGATATTACATTAATTATGTGATGAGGCATCCAACATATAAAG480     AAGACTAAAGCTGTAGAAGCTGTTATGAAGAATATCTTATCAGATATATTAGATGCATTG540     TTAGTTCTGTAGATCAGTAACGTATAGCATACGAGTATAATTATCGTAGGTAGTAGGTAT600     CCTAAAATAAATCTGATACAGATAATAACTTTGTAAATCAATTCAGCAATTTCTCTATTA660     TCATGATAATGATTAATACACAGCGTGTCGTTATTTTTTGTTACGATAGTATTTCTAAAG720     TAAAGAGCAGGAATCCCTAGTATAATAGAAATAATCCATATGAAAAATATAGTAATGTAC780     ATATTTCTAATGTTAACATATTTATAGGTAAATCCAGGAAGGGTAATTTTTACATATCTA840     TATACGCTTATTACAGTTATTAAAAATATACTTGCAAACATGTTAGAAGTAAAAAAGAAA900     GAACTAATTTTACAAAGTGCTTTACCAAAATGCCAATGGAAATTACTTAGTATGTATATA960     ATGTATAAAGGTATGAATATCACAAACAGCAAATCGGCTATTCCCAAGTTGAGAAACGGT1020     ATAATAGATATATTTCTAGATACCATTAATAACCTTATAAGCTTGACGTTTCCTATAATG1080     CCTACTAAGAAAACTAGAAGATACATACATACTAACGCCATACGAGAGTAACTACTCATC1140     GTATAACTACTGTTGCTAACAGTGACACTGATGTTATAACTCATCTTTGATGTGGTATAA1200     ATGTATAATAACTATATTACACTGGTATTTTATTTCAGTTATATACTATATAGTATTAAA1260     AATTATATTTGTATAATTATATTATTATATTCAGTGTAGAAAGTAAAATACTATAAATAT1320     GTATCTCTTATTTATAACTTATTAGTAAAGTATGTACTATTCAGTTATATTGTTTTATAA1380     AAGCTAAATGCTACTAGATTGATATAAATGAATATGTAATAAATTAGTAATGTAGTATAC1440     TAATATTAACTCACATTATGAATACTACTAATCACGAAGAATGCAGTAAAACATATGATA1500     CAAACATGTTAACAGTTTTAAAAGCCATTAGTAATAAACAGTACAATATAATTAAGTCTT1560     TACTTAAAAAAGATATTAATGTTAATAGATTATTAACTAGTTATTCTAACGAAATATATA1620     AACATTTAGACATTACATTATGTAATATACTTATAGAACGTGCAGCAGACATAAACATTA1680     TAGATAAGAACAATCGTACACCGTTGTTTTATGCGGTAAAGAATAATGATTATGATATGG1740     TTAAACTCCTATTAAAAAATGGCGCGAATGTAAATTTACAAGATAGTATAGGATATTCAT1800     GTCTTCACATCGCAGGTATACATAATAGTAACATAGAAATAGTAGATGCATTGATATCAT1860     ACAAACCAGATTTAAACTCCCGCGATTGGGTAGGTAGAACACCGCTACATATCTTCGTGA1920     TAGAATCTAACTTTGAAGCTGTGAAATTATTATTAAAGTCAGGTGCATATGTAGGTTTGA1980     AAGACAAATGTAAGCATTTTCCTATACACCATTCTGTAATGAAATTAGATCACTTAATAT2040     CAGGATTGTTATTAAAATATGGAGCAAATCCAAATACAATTAACGGCAATGGAAAAACAT2100     TATTAAGCATTGCTGTAACATCTAATAATACACTACTGGTAGAACAGCTGCTGTTATATG2160     GAGCAGAAGTTAATAATGGTGGTTATGATGTTCCAGCTCCTATTATATCCGCTGTCAGTG2220     TTAACAATTATGATATTGTTAAGATACTGATACATAATGGTGCGAATATAAATGTATCCA2280     CGGAAGATGGTAGAACGTCTTTACATACAGCTATGTTTTGGAATAACGCTAAAATAATAG2340     ATGAGTTGCTTAACTATGGAAGTGACATAAACAGCGTAGATACTTATGGTAGAACTCCGT2400     TATCTTGTTATCGTAGCTTAAGTTATGATATCGCTACTAAACTAATATCACGTATCATTA2460     TAACAGATGTCTATCGTGAAGCACCAGTAAATATCAGCGGATTTATAATTAATTTAAAAA2520     CTATAGAAAATAATGATATATTCAAATTAATTAAAGATGATTGTATTAAAGAGATAAACA2580     TACTTAAAAGTATAACCCTTAATAAATTTCATTCATCTGACATATTTATACGATATAATA2640     CTGATATATGTTTATTAACGAGATTTATTCAACATCCAAAGATAATAGAACTAGACAAAA2700     AACTCTACGCTTATAAATCTATAGTCAACGAGAGAAAAATCAAAGCTACTTACAGGTATT2760     ATCAAATAAAAAAAGTATTAACTGTACTACCTTTTTCAGGATATTTCTCTATATTGCCGT2820     TTGATGTGTTAGTATATATACTTGAATTCATCTATGATAATAATATGTTGGTACTTATGA2880     GAGCGTTATCATTAAAATGAAATAAAAAGCATACAAGCTATTGCTTCGCTATCGTTACAA2940     AATGGCAGGAATTTTGTGTAAACTAAGCCACATACTTGCCAATGAAAAAAATAGTAGAAA3000     GGATACTATTTTAATGGGATTAGATGTTAAGGTTCCTTGGGATTATAGTAACTGGGCATC3060     TGTTAACTTTTACGACGTTAGGTTAGATACTGATGTTACAGATTATAATAATGTTACAAT3120     AAAATACATGACAGGATGTGATATTTTTCCTCATATAACTCTTGGAATAGCAAATATGGA3180     TCAATGTGATAGATTTGAAAATTTCAAAAAGCAAATAACTGATCAAGATTTACAGACTAT3240     TTCTATAGTCTGTAAAGAAGAGATGTGTTTTCCTCAGAGTAACGCCTCTAAACAGTTGGG3300     AGCGAAAGGATGCGCTGTAGTTATGAAACTGGAGGTATCTGATGAACTTAGAGCCCTAAG3360     AAATGTTCTGCTGAATGCGGTACCCTGTTCGAAGGACGTGTTTGGTGATATCACAGTAGA3420     TAATCCGTGGAATCCTCACATAACAGTAGGATATGTTAAGGAGGACGATGTCGAAAACAA3480     GAAACGCCTAATGGAGTGCATGTCCAAGTTTAGGGGGCAAGAAATACAAGTTCTAGGATG3540     GTATTAATAAGTATCTAAGTATTTGGTATAATTTATTAAATAGTATAATTATAACAAATA3600     ATAAATAACATGATAACGGTTTTTATTAGAATAAAATAGAGATAATATCATAATGATATA3660     TAATACTTCATTACCAGAAATGAGTAATGGAAGACTTATAAATGAACTGCATAAAGCTAT3720     AAGGTATAGAGATATAAATTTAGTAAGGTATATACTTAAAAAATGCAAATACAATAACGT3780     AAATATACTATCAACGTCTTTGTATTTAGCCGTAAGTATTTCTGATATAGAAATGGTAAA3840     ATTATTACTAGAACACGGTGCCGATATTTTAAAATGTAAAAATCCTCCTCTTCATAAAGC3900     TGCTAGTTTAGATAATACAGAAATTGCTAAACTACTAATAGATTCTGGCGCTGACATAGA3960     ACAGATACATTCTGGAAATAGTCCGTTATATATTTCTGTATATAGAAACAATAAGTCATT4020     AACTAGATATTTATTAAAAAAAGGTGTTAATTGTAATAGATTCTTTCTAAATTATTACGA4080     TGTACTGTATGATAAGATATCTGATGATATGTATAAAATATTTATAGATTTTAATATTGA4140     TCTTAATATACAAACTAGAAATTTTGAAACTCCGTTACATTACGCTATAAAGTATAAGAA4200     TATAGATTTAATTAGGATATTGTTAGATAATAGTATTAAAATAGATAAAAGTTTATTTTT4260     GCATAAACAGTATCTCATAAAGGCACTTAAAAATAATTGTAGTTACGATATAATAGCGTT4320     ACTTATAAATCACGGAGTGCCTATAAACGAACAAGATGATTTAGGTAAAACCCCATTACA4380     TCATTCGGTAATTAATAGAAGAAAAGATGTAACAGCACTTCTGTTAAATCTAGGAGCTGA4440     TATAAACGTAATAGATGACTGTATGGGCAGTCCCTTACATTACGCTGTTTCACGTAACGA4500     TATCGAAACAACAAAGACACTTTTAGAAAGAGGATCTAATGTTAATGTGGTTAATAATCA4560     TATAGATACCGTTCTAAATATAGCTGTTGCATCTAAAAACAAAACTATAGTAAACTTATT4620     ACTGAAGTACGGTACTGATACAAAGTTGGTAGGATTAGATAAACATGTTATTCACATAGC4680     TATAGAAATGAAAGATATTAATATACTGAATGCGATCTTATTATATGGTTGCTATGTAAA4740     CGTCTATAATCATAAAGGTTTCACTCCTCTATACATGGCAGTTAGTTCTATGAAAACAGA4800     ATTTGTTAAACTCTTACTTGACCACGGTGCTTACGTAAATGCTAAAGCTAAGTTATCTGG4860     AAATACTCCTTTACATAAAGCTATGTTATCTAATAGTTTTAATAATATAAAATTACTTTT4920     ATCTTATAACGCCGACTATAATTCTCTAAATAATCACGGTAATACGCCTCTAACTTGTGT4980     TAGCTTTTTAGATGACAAGATAGCTATTATGATAATATCTAAAATGATGTTAGAAATATC5040     TAAAAATCCTGAAATAGCTAATTCAGAAGGTTTTATAGTAAACATGGAACATATAAACAG5100     TAATAAAAGACTACTATCTATAAAAGAATCATGCGAAAAAGAACTAGATGTTATAACACA5160     TATAAAGTTAAATTCTATATATTCTTTTAATATCTTTCTTGACAATAACATAGATCTTAT5220     GGTAAAGTTCGTAACTAATCCTAGAGTTAATAAGATACCTGCATGTATACGTATATATAG5280     GGAATTAATACGGAAAAATAAATCATTAGCTTTTCATAGACATCAGCTAATAGTTAAAGC5340     TGTAAAAGAGAGTAAGAATCTAGGAATAATAGGTAGGTTACCTATAGATATCAAACATAT5400     AATAATGGAACTATTAAGTAATAATGATTTACATTCTGTTATCACCAGCTGTTGTAACCC5460     AGTAGTATAAAGTGATTTTATTCAATTACGAAGATAAACATTAAATTTGTTAACAGATAT5520     GAGTTATGAGTATTTAACTAAAGTTACTTTAGGTACAAATAAAATATTATGTAATATAAT5580     AGAAAATTATCTTGAGTCTTCATTTCCATCACCGTCTAAATTTATTATTAAAACCTTATT5640     ATATAAGGCTGTTGAGTTTAGAAATGTAAATGCTGTAAAAAAAATATTACAGAATGATAT5700     TGAATATGTTAAAGTAGATAGTCATGGTGTCTCGCCTTTACATATTATAGCTATGCCTTC5760     AAATTTTTCTCTCATAGACGCTGACATGTATTCAGAATTTAATGAAATTAGTAATAGACT5820     TCAAAAATCTAAAGATAGTAACGAATTTCAACGAGTTAGTCTACTAAGGACAATTATAGA5880     ATATGGTAATGATAGTGATATTAATAAGTGTCTAACATTAGTAAAAACGGATATACAGAG5940     TAACGAAGAGATAGATATTATAGATCTTTTGATAAATAAAGGAATAGATATAAATATTAA6000     AGACGATTTAGGAAACACAGCTTTGCATTACTCGTGTGATTATGCTAAGGGATCAAAGAT6060     AGCTAAAAAGTTACTAGATTGTGGAGCAGATCCTAACATAGTTAATGATTTAGGTGTTAC6120     ACCACTAGCGTGTGCCGTTAATACTTGCAACGAGATACTAGTAGATATTCTGTTAAATAA6180     TGATGCGAATCCTGATTCATCTTCCTCATATTTTTTAGGTACTAATGTGTTACATACAGC6240     CGTAGGTACCGGTAATATAGATATTGTAAGATCTTTACTTACGGCTGGTGCCAATCCTAA6300     TGTAGGAGATAAATCTGGAGTTACTCCTTTGCACGTTGCTGCAGCTGATAAAGACAGTTA6360     TCTGTTAATGGAGATGCTACTAGATAGCGGGGCAGATCCAAATATAAAATGCGCAAACGG6420     TTTTACTCCTTTGTTTAATGCAGTATATGATCATAACCGTATAAAGTTATTATTTCTTTA6480     CGGGGCTGATATCAATATTACTGACTCTTACGGAAATACTCCTCTTACTTATATGACTAA6540     TTTTGATAATAAATATGTAAATTCAATAATTATCTTACAAATATATCTACTTAAAAAAGA6600     ATATAACGATGAAAGATTGTTTCCACCTGGTATGATAAAAAATTTAAACTTTATAGAATC6660     AAACGATAGTCTTAAAGTTATAGCTAAAAAGTGTAATTCGTTAATACGCTATAAGAAAAA6720     TAAAGACATAGATGCAGATAACGTATTATTGGAGCTTTTAGAGGAAGAGGAAGAAGATGA6780     AATAGACAGATGGCATACTACATGTAAAATATCTTAAATAGTAATTAAATCATTGAAATA6840     TTAACTTACAAGATGATCGAGGTCACTTATTATACTCTTTAATAATGGGTACAAAGAGTA6900     TTCATACGTTAGTTAAATCTAACGATGTAATACGTGTTCGTGAATTAATAAAGGATGATA6960     GATGTTTGATAAATAAAAGAAATAGAAGAAATCAGTCACCTGTATATATAGCTATATACA7020     AAGGACTTTATGAAATGACTGAAATGTTATTGCTAAATAATGCAAGTCTAGATACTAAAA7080     TACCTTCTTTAATTATAGCAGCTAAAAATAATGACTTACCTATGATAAAATTATTGATAC7140     AATACGGGGCAAAATTAAATGATATTTATTTAAGGGACACAGCATTAATGATAGCTCTCA7200     GAAATGGTTACCTAGATATAGCTGAATATTTACTTTCATTAGGAGCAGAATTTGTTAAAT7260     ACAGACATAAGGTAATATATAAATATCTATCAAAAGATGCGTATGAATTACTTTTTAGAT7320     TTAATTATGACGTTAATATAATAGATTGAGA7351     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:     CAGTTGGTACCACTGGTATTTTATTTCAG29     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 61 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:     TATCTGAATTCCTGCAGCCCGGGTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCAAATGTGAGTTAATATTA60     G61     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 66 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:     TCGCTGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATTTTTATGACTAGTTAATCAAATAAAAAGCAT60     ACAAGC66     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 37 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:     TCCGGTACCGCGGCCGCAGATATTTGTTAGCTTCTGC37     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 33 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:     TCGCTCGAGTAGGATACCTACCTACTACCTACG33     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 29 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:     TCGCTCGAGCTTTCTTGACAATAACATAG29     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 30 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:     TAGGAGCTCTTTATACTACTGGGTTACAAC30     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:     AATTCCTCGAGGGATCC17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 15 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:     CGGGATCCCTCGAGG15     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:     GGCCGCGTCGACATGCA17     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 9 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:     TGTCGACGC9     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:51:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3208 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:51:     TGAATGTTAAATGTTATACTTTGGATGAAGCTATAAATATGCATTGGAAAAATAATCCAT60     TTAAAGAAAGGATTCAAATACTACAAAACCTAAGCGATAATATGTTAACTAAGCTTATTC120     TTAACGACGCTTTAAATATACACAAATAAACATAATTTTTGTATAACCTAACAAATAACT180     AAAACATAAAAATAATAAAAGGAAATGTAATATCGTAATTATTTTACTCAGGAATGGGGT240     TAAATATTTATATCACGTGTATATCTATACTGTTATCGTATACTCTTTACAATTACTATT300     ACGAATATGCAAGAGATAATAAGATTACGTATTTAAGAGAATCTTGTCATGATAATTGGG360     TACGACATAGTGATAAATGCTATTTCGCATCGTTACATAAAGTCAGTTGGAAAGATGGAT420     TTGACAGATGTAACTTAATAGGTGCAAAAATGTTAAATAACAGCATTCTATCGGAAGATA480     GGATACCAGTTATATTATACAAAAATCACTGGTTGGATAAAACAGATTCTGCAATATTCG540     TAAAAGATGAAGATTACTGCGAATTTGTAAACTATGACAATAAAAAGCCATTTATCTCAA600     CGACATCGTGTAATTCTTCCATGTTTTATGTATGTGTTTCAGATATTATGAGATTACTAT660     AAACTTTTTGTATACTTATATTCCGTAAACTATATTAATCATGAAGAAAATGAAAAAGTA720     TAGAAGCTGTTCACGAGCGGTTGTTGAAAACAACAAAATTATACATTCAAGATGGCTTAC780     ATATACGTCTGTGAGGCTATCATGGATAATGACAATGCATCTCTAAATAGGTTTTTGGAC840     AATGGATTCGACCCTAACACGGAATATGGTACTCTACAATCTCCTCTTGAAATGGCTGTA900     ATGTTCAAGAATACCGAGGCTATAAAAATCTTGATGAGGTATGGAGCTAAACCTGTAGTT960     ACTGAATGCACAACTTCTTGTCTGCATGATGCGGTGTTGAGAGACGACTACAAAATAGTG1020     AAAGATCTGTTGAAGAATAACTATGTAAACAATGTTCTTTACAGCGGAGGCTTTACTCCT1080     TTGTGTTTGGCAGCTTACCTTAACAAAGTTAATTTGGTTAAACTTCTATTGGCTCATTCG1140     GCGGATGTAGATATTTCAAACACGGATCGGTTAACTCCTCTACATATAGCCGTATCAAAT1200     AAAAATTTAACAATGGTTAAACTTCTATTGAACAAAGGTGCTGATACTGACTTGCTGGAT1260     AACATGGGACGTACTCCTTTAATGATCGCTGTACAATCTGGAAATATTGAAATATGTAGC1320     ACACTACTTAAAAAAAATAAAATGTCCAGAACTGGGAAAAATTGATCTTGCCAGCTGTAA1380     TTCATGGTAGAAAAGAAGTGCTCAGGCTACTTTTCAACAAAGGAGCAGATGTAAACTACA1440     TCTTTGAAAGAAATGGAAAATCATATACTGTTTTGGAATTGATTAAAGAAAGTTACTCTG1500     AGACACAAAAGAGGTAGCTGAAGTGGTACTCTCAAAATGCAGAACGATGACTGCGAAGCA1560     AGAAGTAGAGAAATAACACTTTATGACTTTCTTAGTTGTAGAAAAGATAGAGATATAATG1620     ATGGTCATAAATAACTCTGATATTGCAAGTAAATGCAATAATAAGTTAGATTTATTTAAA1680     AGGATAGTTAAAAATAGAAAAAAAGAGTTAATTTGTAGGGTTAAAATAATACATAAGATC1740     TTAAAATTTATAAATACGCATAATAATAAAAATAGATTATACTTATTACCTTCAGAGATA1800     AAATTTAAGATATTTACTTATTTAACTTATAAAGATCTAAAATGCATAATTTCTAAATAA1860     TGAAAAAAAGTACATCATGAGCAACGCGTTAGTATATTTTACAATGGAGATTAACGCTCT1920     ATACCGTTCTATGTTTATTGATTCAGATGATGTTTTAGAAAAGAAAGTTATTGAATATGA1980     AAACTTTAATGAAGATGAAGATGACGACGATGATTATTGTTGTAAATCTGTTTTAGATGA2040     AGAAGATGACGCGCTAAAGTATACTATGGTTACAAAGTATAAGTCTATACTACTAATGGC2100     GACTTGTGCAAGAAGGTATAGTATAGTGAAAATGTTGTTAGATTATGATTATGAAAAACC2160     AAATAAATCAGATCCATATCTAAAGGTATCTCCTTTGCACATAATTTCATCTATTCCTAG2220     TTTAGAATACTTTTCATTATATTTGTTTACAGCTGAAGACGAAAAAAATATATCGATAAT2280     AGAAGATTATGTTAACTCTGCTAATAAGATGAAATTGAATGAGTCTGTGATAATAGCTAT2340     AATCAGAGAAGTTCTAAAAGGAAATAAAAATCTAACTGATCAGGATATAAAAACATTGGC2400     TGATGAAATCAACAAGGAGGAACTGAATATAGCTAAACTATTGTTAGATAGAGGGGCCAA2460     AGTAAATTACAAGGATGTTTACGGTTCTTCAGCTCTCCATAGAGCTGCTATTGGTAGGAA2520     ACAGGATATGATAAAGCTGTTAATCGATCATGGAGCTGATGTAAACTCTTTAACTATTGC2580     TAAAGATAATCTTATTAAAAAAAAATAATATCACGTTTAGTAATATTAAAATATATTAAT2640     AACTCTATTACTAATAACTCCAGTGGATATGAACATAATACGAAGTTTATACATTCTCAT2700     CAAAATCTTATTGACATCAAGTTAGATTGTGAAAATGAGATTATGAAATTAAGGAATACA2760     AAAATAGGATGTAAGAACTTACTAGAATGTTTTATCAATAATGATATGAATACAGTATCT2820     AGGGCTATAAACAATGAAACGATTAAAAATTATAAAAATCATTTCCCTATATATAATACG2880     CTCATAGAAAAATTCATTTCTGAAAGTATACTAAGACACGAATTATTGGATGGAGTTATA2940     AATTCTTTTCAAGGATTCAATAATAAATTGCCTTACGAGATTCAGTACATTATACTGGAG3000     AATCTTAATAACCATGAACTAAAAAAAATTTTAGATAATATACATTAAAAAGGTAAATAG3060     ATCATCTGTTATTATAAGCAAAGATGCTTGTTGCCAATAATATACAACAGGTATTTGTTT3120     TTATTTTTAACTACATATTTGATGTTCATTCTCTTTATATAGTATACACAGAAAATTCAT3180     AATCCACTTAGAATTTCTAGTTATCTAG3208     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:52:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:52:     ATCATCGAATTCTGAATGTTAAATGTTATACTTTG35     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:53:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:53:     GGGGGTACCTTTGAGAGTACCACTTCAG28     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:54:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 44 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:54:     GGGTCTAGAGCGGCCGCTTATAAAGATCTAAAATGCATAATTTC44     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:55:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 35 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:55:     ATCATCCTGCAGGTATTCTAAACTAGGAATAGATG35     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:56:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 82 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:56:     GTACGTGACTAATTAGCTATAAAAAGGATCCGGTACCCTCGAGTCTAGAATCGATCCCGG60     GTTTTTATGACTAGTTAATCAC82     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:57:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 82 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:57:     GGCCGTGATTAACTAGTCATAAAAACCCGGGATCGATTCTAGACTCGAGGGTACCGGATC60     CTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCAC82     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:58:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 12 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:58:     AATTGCGGCCGC12     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:59:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 3706 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:59:     AAGCTTCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTTAGGTGTAGATAGTATAGATATTACTACAAAGG60     TATTCATATTTCCTATCAATTCTAAAGTAGATGATATTAATAACTCAAAGATGATGATAG120     TAGATAATAGATACGCTCATATAATGACTGCAAATTTGGACGGTTCACATTTTAATCATC180     ACGCGTTCATAAGTTTCAACTGCATAGATCAAAATCTCACTAAAAAGATAGCCGATGTAT240     TTGAGAGAGATTGGACATCTAACTACGCTAAAGAAATTACAGTTATAAATAATACATAAT300     GGATTTTGTTATCATCAGTTATATTTAACATAAGTACAATAAAAAGTATTAAATAAAAAT360     ACTTACTTACGAAAAAATGTCATTATTACAAAAACTATATTTTACAGAACAATCTATAGT420     AGAGTCCTTTAAGAGTTATAATTTAAAAGATAACCATAATGTAATATTTACCACATCAGA480     TGTTGATACTGTTGTAGTAATAAATGAAGATAATGTACTGTTATCTACAAGATTATTATC540     ATTTGATAAAATTCTGTTTTTTAACTCCTTTAATAACGGTTTATCAAAATACGAAACTAT600     TAGTGATACAATATTAGATATAGATACTCATAATTATTATATACCTAGTTCTTCTTCTTT660     GTTAGATATTCTAAAAAAAAGAGCGTGTGATTTAGAATTAGAAGATCTAAATTATGCGTT720     AATAGGAGACAATAGTAACTTATATTATAAAGATATGACTTACATGAATAATTGGTTATT780     TACTAAAGGATTATTAGATTACAAGTTTGTATTATTGCGCGATGTAGATAAATGTTACAA840     ACAGTATAATAAAAAGAATACTATAATAGATATAATACATCGCGATAACAGACAGTATAA900     CATATGGGTTAAAAATGTTATAGAATACTGTTCTCCTGGCTATATATTATGGTTACATGA960     TCTAAAAGCCGCTGCTGAAGATGATTGGTTAAGATACGATAACCGTATAAACGAATTATC1020     TGCGGATAAATTATACACTTTCGAGTTCATAGTTATATTAGAAAATAATATAAAACATTT1080     ACGAGTAGGTACAATAATTGTACATCCAAACAAGATAATAGCTAATGGTACATCTAATAA1140     TATACTTACTGATTTTCTATCTTACGTAGAAGAACTAATATATCATCATAATTCATCTAT1200     AATATTGGCCGGATATTTTTTAGAATTCTTTGAGACCACTATTTTATCAGAATTTATTTC1260     TTCATCTTCTGAATGGGTAATGAATAGTAACTGTTTAGTACACCTGAAAACAGGGTATGA1320     AGCTATACTCTTTGATGCTAGTTTATTTTTCCAACTCTCTACTAAAAGCAATTATGTAAA1380     ATATTGGACAAAGAAAACTTTGCAGTATAAGAACTTTTTTAAAGACGGTAAACAGTTAGC1440     AAAATATATAATTAAGAAAGATAGTCAGGTGATAGATAGAGTATGTTATTTACACGCAGC1500     TGTATATAATCACGTAACTTACTTAATGGATACGTTTAAAATTCCTGGTTTTGATTTTAA1560     ATTCTCCGGAATGATAGATATACTACTGTTTGGAATATTGCATAAGGATAATGAGAATAT1620     ATTTTATCCGAAACGTGTTTCTGTAACTAATATAATATCAGAATCTATCTATGCAGATTT1680     TTACTTTATATCAGATGTTAATAAATTCAGTAAAAAGATAGAATATAAAACTATGTTTCC1740     TATACTCGCAGAAAACTACTATCCAAAAGGAAGGCCCTATTTTACACATACATCTAACGA1800     AGATCTTCTGTCTATCTGTTTATGCGAAGTAACAGTTTGTAAAGATATAAAAAATCCATT1860     ATTATATTCTAAAAAGGATATATCAGCAAAACGATTCATAGGTTTATTTACATCTGTCGA1920     TATAAATACGGCTGTTGAGTTAAGAGGATATAAAATAAGAGTAATAGGATGTTTAGAATG1980     GCCTGAAAAGATAAAAATATTTAATTCTAATCCTACATACATTAGATTATTACTAACAGA2040     AAGACGTTTAGATATTCTACATTCCTATCTGCTTAAATTTAATATAACAGAGGATATAGC2100     TACCAGAGATGGAGTCAGAAATAATTTACCTATAATTTCTTTTATCGTCAGTTATTGTAG2160     ATCGTATACTTATAAATTACTAAATTGCCATATGTACAATTCGTGTAAGATAACAAAGTG2220     TAAATATAATCAGGTAATATATAATCCTATATAGGAGTATATATAATTGAAAAAGTAAAA2280     ATAAATCATATAATAATGAAACGAAATATCAGTAATAGACAGGAACTGGCAGATTCTTCT2340     TCTAATGAAGTAAGTACTGCTAAATCTCCAAAATTAGATAAAAATGATACAGCAAATACA2400     GCTTCATTCAACGAATTACCTTTTAATTTTTTCAGACACACCTTATTACAAACTAACTAA2460     GTCAGATGATGAGAAAGTAAATATAAATTTAACTTATGGGTATAATATAATAAAGATTCA2520     TGATATTAATAATTTACTTAACGATGTTAATAGACTTATTCCATCAACCCCTTCAAACCT2580     TTCTGGATATTATAAAATACCAGTTAATGATATTAAAATAGATTGTTTAAGAGATGTAAA2640     TAATTATTTGGAGGTAAAGGATATAAAATTAGTCTATCTTTCACATGGAAATGAATTACC2700     TAATATTAATAATTATGATAGGAATTTTTTAGGATTTACAGCTGTTATATGTATCAACAA2760     TACAGGCAGATCTATGGTTATGGTAAAACACTGTAACGGGAAGCAGCATTCTATGGTAAC2820     TGGCCTATGTTTAATAGCCAGATCATTTTACTCTATAAACATTTTACCACAAATAATAGG2880     ATCCTCTAGATATTTAATATTATATCTAACAACAACAAAAAAATTTAACGATGTATGGCC2940     AGAAGTATTTTCTACTAATAAAGATAAAGATAGTCTATCTTATCTACAAGATATGAAAGA3000     AGATAATCATTTAGTAGTAGCTACTAATATGGAAAGAAATGTATACAAAAACGTGGAAGC3060     TTTTATATTAAATAGCATATTACTAGAAGATTTAAAATCTAGACTTAGTATAACAAAACA3120     GTTAAATGCCAATATCGATTCTATATTTCATCATAACAGTAGTACATTAATCAGTGATAT3180     ACTGAAACGATCTACAGACTCAACTATGCAAGGAATAAGCAATATGCCAATTATGTCTAA3240     TATTTTAACTTTAGAACTAAAACGATTCTACCAATACTAAAAATAGGATACGTGATAGGC3300     TGTTAAAAGCTGCAATAAATAGTAAGGATGTAGAAGAAATACTTTGTTCTATACCTTCGG3360     AGGAAAGAACTTTAGAACAACTTAAGTTTAATCAAACTTGTATTTATGAACACTATAAAA3420     AAATTATGGAAGATACAAGTAAAAGAATGGATGTTGAATGTCGTAGTTTAGAACATAACT3480     ATACGGCTAACTTATATAAAGTGTACGGACAAAACGAATATATGATTACTTATATACTAG3540     CTCTCATAAGTAGGATTAATAATATTATAGAAACTTTAAAATATAATCTGGTGGGGCTAG3600     ACGAATCTACAATACGTAATATAAATTATATAATTTCACAAAGAACAAAAAAAAATCAGT3660     TTCTAATACCTTATAGATAAACTATATTTTTTACCACTGACAACAC3706     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:60:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 42 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:60:     ATCATCGAGCTCGCGGCCGCCTATCAAAAGTCTTAATGAGTT42     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:61:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 73 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:61:     GAATTCCTCGAGCTGCAGCCCGGGTTTTTATAGCTAATTAGTCATTTTTTCGTAAGTAAG60     TATTTTTATTTAA73     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:62:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 72 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:62:     CCCGGGCTGCAGCTCGAGGAATTCTTTTTATTGATTAACTAGTCAAATGAGTATATATAA60     TTGAAAAAGTAA72     (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:63:     (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:     (A) LENGTH: 45 base pairs     (B) TYPE: nucleic acid     (C) STRANDEDNESS: single     (D) TOPOLOGY: linear     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:63:     GATGATGGTACCTTCATAAATACAAGTTTGATTAAACTTAAGTTG45     __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A recombinant poxvirus containing therein and expressing coding DNA from feline infectious peritonitis virus wherein the poxvirus is(i) a vaccinia virus wherein J2R, B13R+B14R, A26L, A56R, C7L-K1L and I4L are deleted from the virus, or a thymidine kinase gene, a hemorrhagic region, an A type inclusion body region, a hemagglutinin gene, a host range region, and a large subunit, ribonucleotide reductase are deleted from the virus; or is NYVAC; or, the poxvirus is (ii) canarypox which is ALVAC.
 2. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 1 wherein the poxvirus is the canarypox virus.
 3. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 2 which is vCP262, vCP261A, vCP282, vCP281, vCP283B, vCP315.
 4. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 1 wherein the feline infectious peritonitis virus DNA encodes M; N; S; S1; S2; S3; M+N; or M, N, and the three versions of S; S1, S2, S3.
 5. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes M.
 6. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes N.
 7. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes S.
 8. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes S1.
 9. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes S2.
 10. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes S3.
 11. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 4 wherein the DNA encodes M+N.
 12. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 1 wherein the poxvirus is the vaccinia virus.
 13. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 3 which is vCP262.
 14. An immunological composition comprising the recombinant poxvirus as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 or 13, and a carrier.
 15. A method for inducing an immunological response in a host comprising administering an effective amount of the recombinant poxvirus as claimed in anyone of claims 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 or 13 to induce an immunological response.
 16. A method for inducing an immunological response comprising administering an effective amount of the composition as claimed in claim
 14. 17. A method for expressing a gene product in vitro comprising infecting a cell with the recombinant poxvirus as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 or 13 and culturing the infected cells under conditions to express said gene product.
 18. The recombinant poxvirus of claim 1 wherein said poxvirus is ALVAC. 